Java Tools Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Java Tools Included in JDK

This chapter provides tutorial notes on Java tools included in the Oracle JDK package. Topics include downloading and installing the latest JDK version on Windows; using 'javac' and 'java' tools to compile and run Java program; listing Java tools in the 'bin' sub-directory of Java home directory.

Installing Latest JDK on macOS

Installing Latest JDK on Windows

Adding JDK "bin" Direcotry to Path Setting

Testing JDK Installation

Listing Java Tools in JDK

Takeaways:

• Installation of Oracle JDK package is easy.
• There are about 30 to 50 Java related tools included in the "bin" directory in different versions of Oracle JDK packages!
• Adding JDK "bin" directory to "path" environment variable lets me run Java tools without typing the directory path.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Java Tools Terminology

►Java Tools Included in JDK

 javac - The Java Program Compiler

 java - The Java Program Launcher

 jar - The JAR File Tool

 jlink - The JRE Linker

 jmod - The JMOD File Tool

 jimage - The JIMAGE File Tool

 jpackage - Binary Package Builder

 javadoc - The Java Document Generator

 jdeps - The Java Class Dependency Analyzer

 jdeprscan - The Java Deprecated API Scanner

 jdb - The Java Debugger

 jcmd - The JVM Diagnostic Tool

 jconsole - Java Monitoring and Management Console

 jstat - JVM Statistics Monitoring Tool

 JVM Troubleshooting Tools

 jhsdb - The Java HotSpot Debugger

 jvisualvm (Java VisualVM) - JVM Visual Tool

 jmc - Java Mission Control

 javap - The Java Class File Disassembler

 keytool - Public Key Certificate Tool

 jarsigner - JAR File Signer

 jshell - Java Language Shell

 jrunscript - Script Code Shell

 Miscellaneous Tools

 native2ascii - Native-to-ASCII Encoding Converter

 JAB (Java Access Bridge) for Windows

 Archived Tutorials

 References

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Java Tools Included in JDK - Updated in 2023, by Herong Yang