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Asked: 2026-05-26T10:20:03+00:00

java -cp . name – string to put it in command-line. What is -cp

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“java -cp . name” – string to put it in command-line.
What is -cp in this string? Google just does not want to search it.

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    It’s the classpath:

    -classpath classpath

    -cp classpath

    Specify a list of directories, JAR archives, and ZIP archives to search for class files. Class path entries are separated by semicolons (;). Specifying -classpath or -cp overrides any setting of the CLASSPATH environment variable.
    If -classpath and -cp are not used and CLASSPATH is not set, the user class path consists of the current directory (.).
    For more information on class paths, see Setting the Class Path.

    From http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/java.html

    A single full-stop means the current working directory – so in your above call, it’s setting the classpath as such.

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