What is a jar file

JAR file

Short for Java archive, a JAR is a collection of multiple files as one single file. JAR files are an easy way to distribute Java applications, much like compressing a file into a zip file is an easy way to distribute other programs over the Internet. To start a JAR file type the below command.

java -jar example.jar

To explode or extract the JAR file type the below command.

jar -xf example.jar