May 2002
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
10h 50m
English
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Name
jar
Synopsis
Creates a JAR file from one or more source files and directories.
Attributes
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basedir(all, File, N) Specifies the base directory containing files to be added to the JAR file.
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compress(all, boolean, N) If
true, compress the JAR file. Defaults totrue.-
defaultexcludes(all, boolean, N) Determines whether to use default excludes, as described in Chapter 4 under “FileSet DataType.” Defaults to
true.-
encoding(1.4, String,N) Specifies the character encoding for filenames inside the JAR file. Defaults to UTF-8. The Ant specification warns that changing this attribute probably renders the JAR file unusable by Java.
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excludes(all, String, N) A comma-separated list of file patterns to exclude. These are in addition to the default excludes.
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excludesfile(all, File, N) The name of a file containing one exclude pattern per line.
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filesonly(1.4, boolean, N) If
true, do not create empty directories. Defaults tofalse.-
includes(all, String, N) A comma-separated list of file patterns to include.
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includesfile(all, File, N) The name of a file containing one include pattern per line.
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jarfile(all, File, Y) The name of the JAR file to create.
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manifest(all, File, N) The name of an existing manifest file to place in the JAR file. If not specified, Ant generates a new manifest file containing the version of Ant used.
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update(1.4, boolean, N) If
true, update the existing JAR file when changes are made, rather than erasing and creating it from scratch. Defaults tofalse.-
whenempty(all, Enum, N) ...
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