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--- doc:appunti:prog:java_compile_jar_command_line [2021/11/08 18:12] – [Download the included libraries] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:prog:java_compile_jar_command_line [2021/11/08 18:16] (current) – [Running the Java program from jar file] niccolo
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-===== Download the included libraries =====
+===== Where to put the required libraries =====
 The project files are layed-out hierarchically starting from the project's root directory; in our example the source files are into the path **org.vmax.amba**.
-We decided to put **the required libraries** into a **subdirectory** relative to the project's root directory; we created a subdirectory named **lib** and placed all the **.jar** archives into it. At runtime, the compiled jar archive will search the libraries starting from its directory, searching the same **lib** subdirectory:
+We decided to put **the required libraries** into a **subdirectory** relative to the project's root directory; we created a subdirectory named **lib** and placed all the **.jar** archives into it. At runtime, the compiled jar archive will search the libraries starting from its directory, descending the same **lib** subdirectory:
 <file>
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     $(find . -type f -name '*.class')
 </code>
+===== Running the Java program from jar file =====
+Finally we can **start the Java program** from the jar archive:
+<code>
+java -jar /path/java-program/firmware-editor-tool.jar
+</code>
+Into the jar archive there is the **MANIFEST.MF** file, which will indicate where to search for the required libraries, relative to the same jar archive directory.