Java Development Tools

You can use the following tools to develop, debug, and run Java applications.

appletviewer

A Java applet viewer.

jar

A Java archive tool.

java

The Java Virtual Machine.

javac

The Java compiler.

javadoc

A Java documentation generator.

javah

A tool that generates C and header files for JNI programming.

javap

A tool that disassembles class files and inspects member signatures.

jdb

The Java Debugger.

jikes

A fast open source Java compiler (installed as part of the Developer Tools package).

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