Re: [Sheflug] JAR files

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, ross wrote:

> can anyone tell me what to do with '.jar' files....
> do i have to 'unpack' them 'decompress' them ??????
> 
> i haven't come accross these before.......
> 
> i tried man jar ........... no joy..........
> 
> it's associated with a java application if that helps!

Basically it's a zip (or gzip maybe?) file created by a java tool called
"jar". It comes with kaffe and any JDK. Also available is a tool called
fastjar, that's like jar but is written in C so it's a decent speed.
You can also run jar files directly with "java". It should autodetect but
some JREs require a runtime switch.


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