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| − | + | A '''JAR''' file is a [[ZIP]] file that contains an optional META-INF directory. Within the META-INF directory a manifest file (MANIFEST.MF) has a main section and a list of sections for individual JAR file entries. Jar files are used to store and transfer multiple [[Java]] applets and their associated files. | |
== Identifiers == | == Identifiers == | ||
* File extension: '''.JAR''' | * File extension: '''.JAR''' | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jar/index.html Java Archive (JAR) Files, Java SE, version 7] | * [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jar/index.html Java Archive (JAR) Files, Java SE, version 7] | ||
| + | * [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jar/jar.html JAR File Specification, version 7] | ||
| + | * [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/zip/package-summary.html Package java.util.zip] | ||
| + | * [ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/doc/appnote-19970311-iz.zip ZIP specification from Info-ZIP on which the java.util.zip classes are based] | ||
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Revision as of 15:27, 22 September 2018
- This article is about the Java format. For another JAR format, see JAR (ARJ Software).
A JAR file is a ZIP file that contains an optional META-INF directory. Within the META-INF directory a manifest file (MANIFEST.MF) has a main section and a list of sections for individual JAR file entries. Jar files are used to store and transfer multiple Java applets and their associated files.
Identifiers
- File extension: .JAR
