| 1. 1. 7. The java Tool |
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The java tool executes a Java class. |
To execute a Java class, the java tool loads the bytecode of the specified class and invokes the main() method of the class. |
You can also use the java tool to run executable JAR files. |
The syntax to use the java tool to execute a Java class is: |
java [options] |
options refers to the command line options that you can pass to the java tool. |
The class-name specifies the name of the class file to execute. |
| Option | Description | | -client | Selects the Java HotSpot Client Virtual Machine (VM) to use for executing a class. | | -server | Selects the Java HotSpot Server VM to use for executing a class. | | -cp classpath | Specifies a list of directories, JAR archives, and ZIP archives to search class files. | | -jar | Executes a JAR file. | | -version | Displays the JVM version. |
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