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Usage: jar {ctxui}[vfm0PMe] [jar-file] [manifest-file] [entry-point] [-C dir] files ...
Options:
    -c  create new archive
    -t  list table of contents for archive
    -x  extract named (or all) files from archive
    -u  update existing archive
    -v  generate verbose output on standard output
    -f  specify archive file name
    -m  include manifest information from specified manifest file
    -e  specify application entry point for stand-alone application
        bundled into an executable jar file
    -0  store only; use no ZIP compression
    -P  preserve leading '/' (absolute path) and ".." (parent directory) components from file names
    -M  do not create a manifest file for the entries
    -i  generate index information for the specified jar files
    -C  change to the specified directory and include the following file
If any file is a directory then it is processed recursively.
The manifest file name, the archive file name and the entry point name are
specified in the same order as the 'm', 'f' and 'e' flags.

Example 1: to archive two class files into an archive called classes.jar:
       jar cvf classes.jar Foo.class Bar.class
Example 2: use an existing manifest file 'mymanifest' and archive all the
           files in the foo/ directory into 'classes.jar':
       jar cvfm classes.jar mymanifest -C foo/ .
Options (13)
OptionDescriptionSource
-ccreate new archivehelp
-tlist table of contents for archivehelp
-xextract named (or all) files from archivehelp
-uupdate existing archivehelp
-vgenerate verbose output on standard outputhelp
-fspecify archive file namehelp
-minclude manifest information from specified manifest filehelp
-especify application entry point for stand-alone application bundled into an executable jar filehelp
-0store only;help
-Ppreserve leading '/' (absolute path) and ".." (parent directory) components from file nameshelp
-Mdo not create a manifest file for the entrieshelp
-igenerate index information for the specified jar fileshelp
-Cchange to the specified directory and include the following filehelp

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