Common JAR Usage

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Common JAR Usage
Operation Command
To create a JAR file jar cf jar-file input-file(s)
To view the contents of a JAR file jar tf jar-file
To extract the contents of a JAR file jar xf jar-file
To extract specific files from a JAR file jar xf jar-file archived-file(s)
To run an application packaged as a JAR file
(version 1.1)		 
jre -cp app.jar MainClass
To run an application packaged as a JAR file
(version 1.2 -- requires Main-Class
manifest header)		 
java -jar app.jar
To invoke an applet packaged as a JAR file 
<applet code=AppletClassName.class
        archive="JarFileName.jar"
        width=width height=height>
</applet>