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I’m able to read the Manifest file inside of my Java code, but I would also like to know if it’s possible, and if it is, how to open up a JAR file from the command line and view its Manifest.MF file, or at the very least be able to specify a property of the Manifest.MF file and view it’s value.
From here:
You can extract selected entries from a jar file. For instance, if you only want to view the meta-inf/manifest.mf file, you can
Or using a backslash instead of a forward slash:
The entry names are case sensitive, and so the following will not extract anything:
Of course, you can always double-click the entry to view it in WinZip, fileroller, or other tools.