Java Tutorials

Java Commands and Utilities

• javac - the Java compiler
• java - the Java bytecode interpreter (JVM)
• appletviewer - lets you view applets without a browser
• jdb - the Java debugger
• javadoc - a utility that lets you generate documentation from your Java source code and the Javadoc comments you place in your source code
• jar - Java archive utility (similar to the Unix tar command)