Tutorials

Create a JAR file for a Java Application

Step 3: Create a JAR file for a Java Application

Update the Manifest

After the update file is created, on the command line type:

jar -ufmv LabName.jar update.txt

This statement will integrate the two lines in the update.txt file into the manifest file of the JAR file making it executable.

The switches ufmv tell the JAR command to 'U'pdate the 'F'iles 'M'anifest and produce 'V'erbose output of the process.