jar — Java Archive Tool

Synopsis

/usr/java/bin/jar [-c][-f][-M][-m][-o][-t][-v][-x file][manifest-file] 
  destination input-file [input-files] 

Description

The jar (Java Archive) tool is a stand-alone, command-line Java application that you use for general-purpose archiving and to create a digital signature and the associated scripts in a JAR file, which always has a .jar suffix.

The JAR file type is a registered Internet MIME type that is based on the standard cross-platform ZIP and ZLIB compression format. The JAR file acts as a digital envelope for a compressed collection of files. The format is a set of conventions for associating digital signatures, installer scripts, and other information with files in a package.

jar was designed mainly ...

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