How do I run a .jar file?

Question

This is the hierarchy of files:

desktop->Tic(folder)->contains: Game.jar ; Game (extracted folder)

Game (folder) has all .class files.

Game.jar has META-INF->MANIFEST.MF->has Main-Class: Game.Main

So, how do I run the .jar file?

I looked at others' questions but couldn't figure out.

Thank you.

What's wrong with using `java -jar Game.jar`? You'll need to be in the same directory as the jar file — MadProgrammer, Jun 10 '14 at 01:15

nicky_zs · Answer 1 · 2014-06-10T01:43:50.123

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If you have a manifest.mf file in Game.jar which points out Main-Class, you can run Game.jar by

java -jar Game.jar

or double click it on your desktop!

Another way to run Game.jar is

java -classpath Game.jar Game.Main

which does NOT require that the menifest.mf file exists in Game.jar.

edited Jun 10 '14 at 01:43

answered Jun 10 '14 at 01:26

nicky_zs

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