Basic Tools : J2SE
These tools are the foundation of the JDK. They are the tools you use to create and build applications.
Tool Name | Brief Description | Links to Reference Pages |
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javac | The compiler for the Java programming language. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
java | The launcher for Java applications. In this release, a single launcher is used both for development and deployment. The old deployment launcher, jre, is no longer provided. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
javadoc | API documentation generator. See Javadoc Tool page for doclet and taglet APIs. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
apt | Annotation processing tool. See Annotation Processing Tool for program annotation processing. | [Solaris, Linux, and Windows] |
appletviewer | Run and debug applets without a web browser. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
jar | Create and manage Java Archive (JAR) files. See Java Archive Files page for the JAR specification. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
jdb | The Java Debugger. See JPDA for the debugger architecture specifications. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
javah | C header and stub generator. Used to write native methods. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
javap | Class file disassembler | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
extcheck | Utility to detect Jar conflicts. | [Solaris and Linux] [Windows] |
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