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:''This article is about the Java format. For another JAR format, see [[JAR (ARJ Software)]]''.
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A JAR file is essentially a [[ZIP]] file that contains an optional META-INF directory.
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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'''
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jar/jar.html JAR File Specification, 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]
 
* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/zip/package-summary.html Package java.util.zip]
* [ftp://ftp.uu.net/pub/archiving/zip/doc/appnote-970311-iz.zip ZIP specification from Info-ZIP on which the java.util.zip classes are based]
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* [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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[[Category:ZIP based file formats]]
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[[Category:Sun]]

Revision as of 15:27, 22 September 2018

File Format
Name Jar
Ontology
Extension(s) .jar, .j
PRONOM x-fmt/412
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

References

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