The t option indicates that you want to view the table of contents of the JAR file.
The f option indicates that the JAR file whose contents are to be viewed is specified on the command line.
You could also use v option, which will give you additional information.
| Operation | Command |
|---|---|
| To create a JAR file | jar cf jar-file input-file(s) |
| To view the contents of a JAR file | jar tf jar-file |
| To extract the contents of a JAR file | jar xf jar-file |
| To extract specific files from a JAR file | jar xf jar-file archived-file(s) |
| To run an application packaged as a JAR file (requires the Main-class manifest header) | java -jar app.jar |
| To invoke an applet packaged as a JAR file | <applet code=AppletClassName.class
archive="JarFileName.jar"
width=width height=height>
</applet> |
