I'm very new to programming so let me just explains where I'm at:
I have downloaded the most recent JDK
I have changed the path variable in the environmental variables tab, javac does run by itself in the command prompt
I have downloaded notepad++
So I created a very simple program, pretty much just a simple "hello world" deal...
public class pleaseWork {
public static void main (String[] args) {
System.out.println("Please work");
}
}
And saved it into a folder I have on my C drive but not anywhere in the java folder. I have it saved as pleaseWork.java.
So I go to the command line and if I just type javac it runs correctly, but if I type in javac pleaseWork.java I get an error -
javac: file not found: pleaseWork.java
So basically I'm asking if I need to save my notepad++ .java files in a certain place for them to compile in the command prompt or is it something else?
Error javac: file not found: pleaseWork.java indicate that your javac command not able to locate file you have given in your command that is pleaseWork.java.
To compile file place in any folder you need to go upto the path where your JAVA file place, from that path execute command javac pleaseWork.java.
You are executing your javac command from the directory path where this java file is not present.
Another way is
You need to specify the full file path in the argument.
e.g javac "C:\temp\pleaseWork.java"
For more info visit How to Run JAVA file from command promt.
when you go to command prompt... first of all go back to c drive and set the path there. and compile it... and while saving program in notepad... please provide file name in double quotes like "programWorld.java" or else it will be saved as text file not java file. resulting in file not found error
Make sure javac is in your path (so you can run it from anywhere). Then in your command prompt cd to the directory where your pleaseWork.java file is saved and call javac from there.
As an aside, it's standard form to name your classes and files in java starting with a capital letter (PleaseWork.java)
To set the temporary path of JDK, you need to follow following steps: Try this and let me know if its still not working, then c:>cd yourNewFolderName then set path
Open command prompt
copy the path of jdk/bin directory
write in command prompt: set path=copied_path
For Example:
set path=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\bin
Related
I'm trying to execute a Java program from the command line in Windows. Here is my code:
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
public class CopyFile
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
InputStream inStream = null;
OutputStream outStream = null;
try
{
File afile = new File("input.txt");
File bfile = new File("inputCopy.txt");
inStream = new FileInputStream(afile);
outStream = new FileOutputStream(bfile);
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int length;
// copy the file content in bytes
while ((length = inStream.read(buffer)) > 0)
{
outStream.write(buffer, 0, length);
}
inStream.close();
outStream.close();
System.out.println("File is copied successful!");
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
I'm not sure how to execute the program - any help? Is this possible on Windows? Why is it different than another environment (I thought JVM was write once, run anywhere)?
Source: javaindos.
Let's say your file is in C:\mywork\
Run Command Prompt
C:\> cd \mywork
This makes C:\mywork the current directory.
C:\mywork> dir
This displays the directory contents. You should see
filenamehere.java among the files.
C:\mywork> set path=%path%;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_09\bin
This tells the system where to find JDK programs.
C:\mywork> javac filenamehere.java
This runs javac.exe, the compiler. You should see nothing but the
next system prompt...
C:\mywork> dir
javac has created the filenamehere.class file. You should see
filenamehere.java and filenamehere.class among the files.
C:\mywork> java filenamehere
This runs the Java interpreter. You should then see your program
output.
If the system cannot find javac, check the set path command. If javac
runs but you get errors, check your Java text. If the program
compiles but you get an exception, check the spelling and
capitalization in the file name and the class name and the java
HelloWorld command. Java is case-sensitive!
To complete the answer :
The Java File
TheJavaFile.java
Compile the Java File to a *.class file
javac TheJavaFile.java
This will create a TheJavaFile.class file
Execution of the Java File
java TheJavaFile
Creation of an executable *.jar file
You've got two options here -
With an external manifest file :
Create the manifest file say - MANIFEST.mf
The MANIFEST file is nothing but an explicit entry of the Main Class
jar -cvfm TheJavaFile.jar MANIFEST.mf TheJavaFile.class
Executable by Entry Point:
jar -cvfe TheJavaFile.jar <MainClass> TheJavaFile.class
To run the Jar File
java -jar TheJavaFile.jar
Complile a Java file to generate a class:
javac filename.java
Execute the generated class:
java filename
In case your Java class is in some package. Suppose your Java class named ABC.java is present in com.hello.programs, then you need to run it with the package name.
Compile it in the usual way:
C:\SimpleJavaProject\src\com\hello\programs > javac ABC.java
But to run it, you need to give the package name and then your java class name:
C:\SimpleJavaProject\src > java com.hello.programs.ABC
Since Java 11, java command line tool has been able to run a single-file source-code directly. e.g.
java HelloWorld.java
This was an enhancement with JEP 330: https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/330
For the details of the usage and the limitations, see the manual of your Java implementation such as one provided by Oracle: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/tools/java.html
Assuming the file is called "CopyFile.java", do the following:
javac CopyFile.java
java -cp . CopyFile
The first line compiles the source code into executable byte code. The second line executes it, first adding the current directory to the class path (just in case).
It is easy. If you have saved your file as A.text first thing you should do is save it as A.java. Now it is a Java file.
Now you need to open cmd and set path to you A.java file before compile it. you can refer this for that.
Then you can compile your file using command
javac A.java
Then run it using
java A
So that is how you compile and run a java program in cmd.
You can also go through these material that is Java in depth lessons. Lot of things you need to understand in Java is covered there for beginners.
You can compile any java source using javac in command line ; eg, javac CopyFile.java.
To run : java CopyFile.
You can also compile all java files using javac *.java as long as they're in the same directory
If you're having an issue resulting with "could not find or load main class" you may not have
jre in your path. Have a look at this question:
Could not find or load main class
On Windows 7 I had to do the following:
quick way
Install JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads
in windows, browse into "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\bin" (or wherever the latest version of JDK is installed), hold down shift and right click on a blank area within the window and do "open command window here" and this will give you a command line and access to all the BIN tools. "javac" is not by default in the windows system PATH environment variable.
Follow comments above about how to compile the file ("javac MyFile.java" then "java MyFile") https://stackoverflow.com/a/33149828/194872
long way
Install JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
After installing, in edits the Windows PATH environment variable and adds the following to the path C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath. Within this folder are symbolic links to a handful of java executables but "javac" is NOT one of them so when trying to run "javac" from Windows command line it throws an error.
I edited the path: Control Panel -> System -> Advanced tab -> "Environment Variables..." button -> scroll down to "Path", highlight and edit -> replaced the "C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath" with a direct path to the java BIN folder "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\bin".
This likely breaks when you upgrade your JDK installation but you have access to all the command line tools now.
Follow comments above about how to compile the file ("javac MyFile.java" then "java MyFile") https://stackoverflow.com/a/33149828/194872
STEP 1: FIRST OPEN THE COMMAND PROMPT WHERE YOUR FILE IS LOCATED. (right click while pressing shift)
STEP 2: THEN USE THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS TO EXECUTE.
(lets say the file and class name to be executed is named as Student.java)The example program is in the picture background.
javac Student.java
java Student
As of Java 9, the JDK includes jshell, a Java REPL.
Assuming the JDK 9+ bin directory is correctly added to your path, you will be able to simply:
Run jshell File.java — File.java being your file of course.
A prompt will open, allowing you to call the main method: jshell> File.main(null).
To close the prompt and end the JVM session, use /exit
Full documentation for JShell can be found here.
Now (with JDK 9 onwards), you can just use java to get that executed.
In order to execute "Hello.java" containing the main, one can use:
java Hello.java
You do not need to compile using separately using javac anymore.
You can actually run Java program as you would shell or python scripts without manually compile the Java file, as described in
JEP 330. That is available since JDK 11.
If you create a file testing, and put the following you should be able to run it as command testing. You need to make it executable in Linux and Mac OSX with chmod +x testing.
#!/usr/bin/env java --source 11
public class Test {
public static void main(String [] args) {
System.out.println("Hello world!");
System.exit(0);
}
}
You are not allowed to use the file extension .java in the previous example.
$ chmod +x testing
$ ./testing
Hello world!
$
But you can still execute if it is was name Test.java without the shebang "#!" prefix like this:
public class Test {
public static void main(String [] args) {
System.out.println("Hello again!");
System.exit(0);
}
}
Then execute the file Test.java with following command:
$ java Test.java
Hello again!
$
So this works as long as you have a new enough Java compiler in the path, check with java -version. More information in this blog.
I'll start of by saying Im on windows 7.
I have created a .jar file which executes fine from the command line using the - java -jar myJar.jar approach
But what I'm after is to be able to double click on the jar file and for it to open up the command prompt window and run in the command prompt as if i've just typed the java -jar myJar.jar line.
When I double click the jar file I do think it is running because a visual part of the java is appearing, but there is no command prompt window showing my console output.
After looking around I've come across people saying that javaw which is what the jar files are associated with don't have a console and that I need to associate jar files with java.exe instead of javaw.exe. I've tried this and it didn't seem to work.
Can anyone help? A step by step would be nice.
I had the same question and the bat file idea was genius and saved me a lot of time rewriting code. Thanks!(I would have upvoted,but apparently I don't have enough rep.)
Batch (or Bat) files are super easy to make.
Just put the java -jar YourFile.jar into notepad (if you're on windows), save as Title.bat, and put into the same folder as your jar.
presto! a program open-able by the general public.
This is IMHO not possible. You could open the console from the application itself, but that is OS-dependent. If you need the console open, you have to run the application from it as you already do.
If you want to display the command line you have to launch your jar with the command line.
java -jar MyJar.jar
I would do something like this:
(Tested in Widows XP with JRE 1.6, to support other OSs you should verify the path for each OS and select the appropriate console emulator (xterm, gnome-terminal... (check for existance and preference...)))
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
if (args.length == 0) {
String path = Main.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath().substring(1);//Adds extra slash (??) didn't know why
String decodedPath = URLDecoder.decode(path, "UTF-8");
System.out.println(decodedPath);
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start java -jar \"" + decodedPath + "\" actual_run");
}
else {
System.out.println("Hello World");
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Hello World");
System.in.read();
}
}
Alternatively I suggest creating a bat file with this content :
java -jar yourjar.jar
This will launch your jar as well as open the command prompt automatically, all from a simple double click on a bat file.
(The bat file needs to be in the same folder as your jar file, else you need to specify the path to the jar, not just the jar name)
This is the easiest solution for beginners:
Open any text editor
write this two lines:
java "yourmainclassname"
pause
save that file as "name".bat
Run it with double click from windows GUI
(of course this new created .bat file must be in the same folder as the .class)
..but there is no command prompt window showing my console output.
No there wouldn't be a console for an executable Jar. You'll need to put that output in the GUI.
Check your MANIFEST.MF
Extract your "executable" jar file into a folder
find MANIFEST.MF in META-INF folder
check presence of this field:
Main-Class: YourMainClassHere
If this field dissapeared then open your original MANIFEST.txt for this point:
Main-Class: YourMainClassHere must end with a new line or carriage return
Warning: The text file must end with a new line or carriage return. The last line will not be parsed properly if it does not end with a new line or carriage return.
I'm trying to execute a Java program from the command line in Windows. Here is my code:
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
public class CopyFile
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
InputStream inStream = null;
OutputStream outStream = null;
try
{
File afile = new File("input.txt");
File bfile = new File("inputCopy.txt");
inStream = new FileInputStream(afile);
outStream = new FileOutputStream(bfile);
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
int length;
// copy the file content in bytes
while ((length = inStream.read(buffer)) > 0)
{
outStream.write(buffer, 0, length);
}
inStream.close();
outStream.close();
System.out.println("File is copied successful!");
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
I'm not sure how to execute the program - any help? Is this possible on Windows? Why is it different than another environment (I thought JVM was write once, run anywhere)?
Source: javaindos.
Let's say your file is in C:\mywork\
Run Command Prompt
C:\> cd \mywork
This makes C:\mywork the current directory.
C:\mywork> dir
This displays the directory contents. You should see
filenamehere.java among the files.
C:\mywork> set path=%path%;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_09\bin
This tells the system where to find JDK programs.
C:\mywork> javac filenamehere.java
This runs javac.exe, the compiler. You should see nothing but the
next system prompt...
C:\mywork> dir
javac has created the filenamehere.class file. You should see
filenamehere.java and filenamehere.class among the files.
C:\mywork> java filenamehere
This runs the Java interpreter. You should then see your program
output.
If the system cannot find javac, check the set path command. If javac
runs but you get errors, check your Java text. If the program
compiles but you get an exception, check the spelling and
capitalization in the file name and the class name and the java
HelloWorld command. Java is case-sensitive!
To complete the answer :
The Java File
TheJavaFile.java
Compile the Java File to a *.class file
javac TheJavaFile.java
This will create a TheJavaFile.class file
Execution of the Java File
java TheJavaFile
Creation of an executable *.jar file
You've got two options here -
With an external manifest file :
Create the manifest file say - MANIFEST.mf
The MANIFEST file is nothing but an explicit entry of the Main Class
jar -cvfm TheJavaFile.jar MANIFEST.mf TheJavaFile.class
Executable by Entry Point:
jar -cvfe TheJavaFile.jar <MainClass> TheJavaFile.class
To run the Jar File
java -jar TheJavaFile.jar
Complile a Java file to generate a class:
javac filename.java
Execute the generated class:
java filename
In case your Java class is in some package. Suppose your Java class named ABC.java is present in com.hello.programs, then you need to run it with the package name.
Compile it in the usual way:
C:\SimpleJavaProject\src\com\hello\programs > javac ABC.java
But to run it, you need to give the package name and then your java class name:
C:\SimpleJavaProject\src > java com.hello.programs.ABC
Since Java 11, java command line tool has been able to run a single-file source-code directly. e.g.
java HelloWorld.java
This was an enhancement with JEP 330: https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/330
For the details of the usage and the limitations, see the manual of your Java implementation such as one provided by Oracle: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/tools/java.html
Assuming the file is called "CopyFile.java", do the following:
javac CopyFile.java
java -cp . CopyFile
The first line compiles the source code into executable byte code. The second line executes it, first adding the current directory to the class path (just in case).
It is easy. If you have saved your file as A.text first thing you should do is save it as A.java. Now it is a Java file.
Now you need to open cmd and set path to you A.java file before compile it. you can refer this for that.
Then you can compile your file using command
javac A.java
Then run it using
java A
So that is how you compile and run a java program in cmd.
You can also go through these material that is Java in depth lessons. Lot of things you need to understand in Java is covered there for beginners.
You can compile any java source using javac in command line ; eg, javac CopyFile.java.
To run : java CopyFile.
You can also compile all java files using javac *.java as long as they're in the same directory
If you're having an issue resulting with "could not find or load main class" you may not have
jre in your path. Have a look at this question:
Could not find or load main class
On Windows 7 I had to do the following:
quick way
Install JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads
in windows, browse into "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\bin" (or wherever the latest version of JDK is installed), hold down shift and right click on a blank area within the window and do "open command window here" and this will give you a command line and access to all the BIN tools. "javac" is not by default in the windows system PATH environment variable.
Follow comments above about how to compile the file ("javac MyFile.java" then "java MyFile") https://stackoverflow.com/a/33149828/194872
long way
Install JDK http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
After installing, in edits the Windows PATH environment variable and adds the following to the path C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath. Within this folder are symbolic links to a handful of java executables but "javac" is NOT one of them so when trying to run "javac" from Windows command line it throws an error.
I edited the path: Control Panel -> System -> Advanced tab -> "Environment Variables..." button -> scroll down to "Path", highlight and edit -> replaced the "C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath" with a direct path to the java BIN folder "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_91\bin".
This likely breaks when you upgrade your JDK installation but you have access to all the command line tools now.
Follow comments above about how to compile the file ("javac MyFile.java" then "java MyFile") https://stackoverflow.com/a/33149828/194872
STEP 1: FIRST OPEN THE COMMAND PROMPT WHERE YOUR FILE IS LOCATED. (right click while pressing shift)
STEP 2: THEN USE THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS TO EXECUTE.
(lets say the file and class name to be executed is named as Student.java)The example program is in the picture background.
javac Student.java
java Student
As of Java 9, the JDK includes jshell, a Java REPL.
Assuming the JDK 9+ bin directory is correctly added to your path, you will be able to simply:
Run jshell File.java — File.java being your file of course.
A prompt will open, allowing you to call the main method: jshell> File.main(null).
To close the prompt and end the JVM session, use /exit
Full documentation for JShell can be found here.
Now (with JDK 9 onwards), you can just use java to get that executed.
In order to execute "Hello.java" containing the main, one can use:
java Hello.java
You do not need to compile using separately using javac anymore.
You can actually run Java program as you would shell or python scripts without manually compile the Java file, as described in
JEP 330. That is available since JDK 11.
If you create a file testing, and put the following you should be able to run it as command testing. You need to make it executable in Linux and Mac OSX with chmod +x testing.
#!/usr/bin/env java --source 11
public class Test {
public static void main(String [] args) {
System.out.println("Hello world!");
System.exit(0);
}
}
You are not allowed to use the file extension .java in the previous example.
$ chmod +x testing
$ ./testing
Hello world!
$
But you can still execute if it is was name Test.java without the shebang "#!" prefix like this:
public class Test {
public static void main(String [] args) {
System.out.println("Hello again!");
System.exit(0);
}
}
Then execute the file Test.java with following command:
$ java Test.java
Hello again!
$
So this works as long as you have a new enough Java compiler in the path, check with java -version. More information in this blog.
I have problems compiling Java programs from command line interfaces (both command prompt and NetBeans terminal).
I added the jdk directory to the PATH system variable but not all commands are recognizable, some commands (in the jdk1.6.0_37\bin folder) are recognized (like: java, javaw, packger)and others I'd have to type the full directory name for it to work (like: jar, javac, javah, javap) (this applies for both cmd and NB).
I don't know why this should be, all of these files are .exe , all are Java Platform SE binary, the only difference I can see is the icon of the files, the ones that work have the Java logo (Coffee Mug) and the rest have the standard .exe logo. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
You have to add the jdk1.6.0_37\bin directory to the PATH variable. That is where all the commands that you want to run are in. After you add the directory to the PATH variable, open a new command prompt and run those commands again.
I'm searched many answers that suggest me to type in cmd:
set path = "%path%;c:program files\java\jdk1.7.0\bin"
but this is WRONG!
the right solution is that you leave "set" and just type
path = %path%;c:program files\java\jdk1.7.0\bin
P/s: of course you have to replace "jdk1.7.0" folder by your current java version folder
I have done a lot of researching on this concept but I can't seem to run a java program on the command prompt. Let's say we had a simple program like this:
public class Hello_World {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}
On the command prompt I tried:
javac Hello_World.java
But I get:
'javac' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
So I compiled it on BlueJ and then did this:
java Hello_World.java
But it said "cannot load or find main class Hello_World"!
I am currently using Windows 7, and made the programs on Notepad++ and BlueJ (to compile).
Any suggestions? Thanks!
This explains in detail what you have to do to set class path. Primarily you need to set your environment variables so that your shell finds the right directory containing javac to compile your program
javac' is not recognized ..
comes when you haven't point your java bin directory to your path environment variable. Because bin directory is the place where javac.exe exist.
To do it.
1) right click on mycomputer property
2) go to Advance system settings.
3) go to environment variable.
4) In system variable click on path
5) go to edit mode and provide your path to java bin directory.
in my case it is C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01\bin;
'javac' is not recognized as an internal...
means OS does not know where javac program is located. Either add it to PATH or run explicitly
my\path\to\file\javac Hello_World.java
Compiling will convert *.java to *.class
Hello_World.class file should be located according to it's package directive. Since you have no one, in your case it should be located in the same directory you will run java.
To run your class specify it's name not file name
java Hello_world
looking for the class is essential part of launching and occurs by rules.