Question

What is the command-line equivalent (Linux) of

gcc -o executable file.c

for a jar file? (Java instead of gcc)

I know it is possible to do because at my school, all that is necessary is writing “mars” (the MIPS simulator) in command-line

Answer 1

To execute a Java JAR file, run the following command, replacing YourJarFile.jar with the filename of your JAR file.

java -jar YourJarFile.jar

EDIT: There is no way to execute a Java JAR like

./YourJarFile.jar

because the Java Runtime Environment must interpret the JAR file, not the operating system’s sh.