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Anonymous
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Hi!
I have JDK 1.3 and I try run a file.jar with "jar -xf file.jar" but nothing happens.
Can someone helpme?
Thank you in advance.
Cindy Glass
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Are you trying to EXTRACT classes from a jar or RUN a jar?
The "jar xf" command is used to extract class from a jar. The "java -jar" command is used to run a jar.
Tutorial:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/JAR/basics/index.html

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