Java Tools Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v6.23, by Herong Yang
"jdeps jar_file" - Dependencies of JAR File
This section provides a tutorial example on how to use 'jdeps' command to show package level dependencies of a given JAR file.
If you want to know package level dependencies of a given JAR file, you can run the "jdeps jar_file" command.
Let's use the JAR file, jrt-fs.jar, in JDK 12 as an example:
herong> jdeps "\Program Files\Java\jdk-12.0.1\lib\jrt-fs.jar" Warning: split package: jdk.internal.jimage jrt:/java.base \Program Files\Java\jdk-12.0.1\lib\jrt-fs.jar Warning: split package: jdk.internal.jimage.decompressor jrt:/java.base \Program Files\Java\jdk-12.0.1\lib\jrt-fs.jar Warning: split package: jdk.internal.jrtfs jrt:/java.base \Program Files\Java\jdk-12.0.1\lib\jrt-fs.jar jrt-fs.jar -> java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.io java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.lang java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.lang.invoke java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.lang.ref java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.lang.reflect java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.nio java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.nio.channels java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.nio.file java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.nio.file.attribute java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.security java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.util java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.util.concurrent java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.util.function java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> java.util.stream java.base jdk.internal.jimage -> jdk.internal.jimage.decompressor jrt-fs.jar ...
The output tells us that:
If you want to see class level dependencies, you use the "jdeps -verbose jar_file" command.
Table of Contents
javac - The Java Program Compiler
java - The Java Program Launcher
jpackage - Binary Package Builder
javadoc - The Java Document Generator
►jdeps - The Java Class Dependency Analyzer
jdeps - Class Dependency Analyzer Command
"jdeps class_file" - Dependencies of Class File
"jdeps -verbose" - Class Level Dependencies of Class File
►"jdeps jar_file" - Dependencies of JAR File
"jdeps --inverse --require ..." - Reverse Dependencies
jdeprscan - The Java Deprecated API Scanner
jcmd - The JVM Diagnostic Tool
jconsole - Java Monitoring and Management Console
jstat - JVM Statistics Monitoring Tool
jhsdb - The Java HotSpot Debugger
jvisualvm (Java VisualVM) - JVM Visual Tool
javap - The Java Class File Disassembler
keytool - Public Key Certificate Tool
jrunscript - Script Code Shell
native2ascii - Native-to-ASCII Encoding Converter