Standard JDK Tools and Utilities

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appletviewer

Run and debug applets without a web browser.

extcheck

Utility to detect Jar conflicts.

jar

Create and manage Java Archive (JAR) files.

java

The launcher for Java applications. In this release, a single launcher is used both for development and deployment.

The old deployment launcher, jre, is no longer provided.

javac

The compiler for the Java programming language.

javadoc

API documentation generator.

See Javadoc Tool page for doclet and taglet APIs.

javah

C header and stub generator. Used to write native methods.

javap

Class file disassembler

jdb

The Java Debugger.

jdeps

Java class dependency analyzer

Security Tools

These security tools help you set security policies on your system and create applications that can work within the scope of security policies set at remote sites.

keytool

Manage keystores and certificates.

jarsigner

Java class dependency analyzer.

policytool

GUI tool for managing policy files.

jdeps

Tool for obtaining Kerberos v5 tickets. Equivalent functionality is available on the Solaris operating system via the kinit tool.

klist

Command-line tool to list entries in credential cache and key tab. Equivalent functionality is available on the Solaris operating system via the klist tool.

jdeps

Command-line tool to help the user manage entries in the key table. Equivalent functionality is available on the Solaris operating system via the kadmin tool.