A jar file is just a zip archive file with a bunch of Java class files within. If there is a main.java or whatever class is used by java to start up an application then if the jar file is opened by a java vm it will start running. There is no need to unpack the file.
HTH Jonathan Cohn > On Mar 17, 2018, at 1:50 AM, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Java Archive. J as in Java and AR as in archive. That is all I can tell you. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > [email protected] > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > > On 3/16/2018 10:45 PM, The wolf wrote: >> it appears to be a installer file from what I can tell >> I don't do much with java >> if anything I try to stay clear of java programs if at all possible >> Hank >> On 3/16/2018 10:36 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>> I thought a Jar file was a java related file, >>> >>> A compressed or installer file >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On >>> Behalf Of The wolf >>> Sent: Saturday, 17 March 2018 4:50 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: .jar files? >>> >>> Hello does any one know what a .jar file is and if they can be ran on a mac? >>> >>> thanks >>> Hank-- >>> check out my song on youtube >>> https://youtu.be/YeWgx2LRu7Y >>> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
