Usage: jdeps <options> <classes...>
where <classes> can be a pathname to a .class file, a directory, a JAR file,
or a fully-qualified class name. Possible options include:
-dotoutput <dir> Destination directory for DOT file output
-s -summary Print dependency summary only
-v -verbose Print all class level dependencies
Equivalent to -verbose:class -filter:none.
-verbose:package Print package-level dependencies excluding
dependencies within the same package by default
-verbose:class Print class-level dependencies excluding
dependencies within the same package by default
-cp <path> -classpath <path> Specify where to find class files
-p <pkgname> -package <pkgname> Finds dependences matching the given package name
(may be given multiple times)
-e <regex> -regex <regex> Finds dependences matching the given pattern
(-p and -e are exclusive)
-f <regex> -filter <regex> Filter dependences matching the given pattern
If given multiple times, the last one will be used.
-filter:package Filter dependences within the same package (default)
-filter:archive Filter dependences within the same archive
-filter:none No -filter:package and -filter:archive filtering
Filtering specified via the -filter option still applies.
-include <regex> Restrict analysis to classes matching pattern
This option filters the list of classes to
be analyzed. It can be used together with
-p and -e which apply pattern to the dependences
-P -profile Show profile or the file containing a package
-apionly Restrict analysis to APIs i.e. dependences
from the signature of public and protected
members of public classes including field
type, method parameter types, returned type,
checked exception types etc
-R -recursive Recursively traverse all dependencies.
The -R option implies -filter:none. If -p, -e, -f
option is specified, only the matching dependences
are analyzed.
-jdkinternals Finds class-level dependences on JDK internal APIs.
By default, it analyzes all classes on -classpath
and input files unless -include option is specified.
This option cannot be used with -p, -e and -s options.
WARNING: JDK internal APIs may not be accessible in
the next release.
-version Version information
Options (14)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-dotoutput dir | Destination directory for DOT file output. | help + man |
-s, -summary | -summary Print dependency summary only | help + man |
-v, -verbose | -verbose Print all class level dependencies Equivalent to -verbose:class -filter:none. | help + man |
-cp, -classpath path | -classpath <path> Specify where to find class files | help + man |
-p, -package pkgname | Finds dependences matching the given package name (may be given multiple times) | help + man |
-e, -regex regex | -regex <regex> Finds dependences matching the given pattern (-p and -e are exclusive) | help + man |
-f regex | -filter <regex> Filter dependences matching the given pattern If given multiple times, the last one will be used. | help |
-include regex | Restrict analysis to classes matching pattern This option filters the list of classes to be analyzed. | help + man |
-P, -profile | -profile Show profile or the file containing a package | help + man |
-apionly | Restrict analysis to APIs i.e. dependences from the signature of public and protected members of public classes including field type, method parameter types, returned type, checked exception types etc | help + man |
-R, -recursive | -recursive Recursively traverse all dependencies. | help + man |
-jdkinternals | Finds class-level dependences on JDK internal APIs. | help + man |
-version | Prints version information. | help + man |
-h, -?, -help | Prints help message for jdeps. (in the manual page but not in --help) | man |
Examples (40) from the manual page, untested
jdeps demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar
Analyzing the dependencies of Notepad.jar.demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar<unnamed> (Notepad.jar)-> java.awt-> java.awt.event-> java.beans-> java.io-> java.lang-> java.net-> java.util-> java.util.logging-> javax.swing-> javax.swing.border-> javax.swing.event-> javax.swing.text-> javax.swing.tree-> javax.swing.undojdeps -profile demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar
Use -P or -profile option to show on which profile that Notepad depends.demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar (Full JRE)<unnamed> (Notepad.jar)-> java.awt Full JRE-> java.awt.event Full JRE-> java.beans Full JRE-> java.io compact1-> java.lang compact1-> java.net compact1-> java.util compact1-> java.util.logging compact1-> javax.swing Full JRE-> javax.swing.border Full JRE-> javax.swing.event Full JRE-> javax.swing.text Full JRE-> javax.swing.tree Full JRE-> javax.swing.undo Full JREjdeps -cp lib/tools.jar com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main
Analyzing the immediate dependencies of a specific class in a given classpath, for example the com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main class in the tools.jar file.lib/tools.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jarcom.sun.tools.jdeps (tools.jar)-> java.io-> java.langjdeps -verbose:class -cp lib/tools.jar com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main
Use the -verbose:class option to find class-level dependencies or use the -v or -verbose option to include dependencies from the same JAR file.
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