How to view the contents of a JAR file in Linux?

To view the contents of a jar file, you can use the following command:

1. You can use the command “jar -tvf” to display a list of all files within a jar file. For example:
2. List the contents of yourJar.jar using the command jar -tvf
3. This will list all the files and directories in the jar file.
4. Use the command jar -xvf to unzip a jar file. For example:
5. Extract the contents of yourJar.jar by running the command jar -xvf yourJar.jar.
6. This will extract all files from the jar package into the current directory.
7. You can enter the decompressed directory using the cd command, and then use the ls command to view the contents of the directory.
8. Unzip command can be used to extract a jar file. For example:
9. Extract the contents of yourJar.jar
10. This will extract all files in the JAR package to the current directory.
11. You can use the cd command to enter the directory after extracting it, and then use the ls command to view the contents of the directory.

Please make sure that you have Java Development Kit (JDK) and unzip already installed on your Linux system if you choose to use the unzip command.