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Is it possible to run file.jar from the cmd or MS-Dos?
Also jar fro what it stands for?
 
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Jar stands for "Java Archive" and it is really just a zipped file containing classes.
You can execute a jar file from the command prompt if you supply a manifest file to tell the system which class has the main method in it that you want to start with.
Here is a tutorial.
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