Java archive file extraction options

We can install Liberty by extracting a Java archive (JAR) file. By running a self-extracting JAR file containing the distribution image, we can install Liberty and we are ready to create a server. We can also install programming model extensions by extracting a JAR file.

Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:

java -jar archive-file-name.jar [Options] [install location]

...where archive-file-name.jar is the name of the archive file we are extracting.

Note:

If we do not specify any options, the distribution image is extracted using the interactive installer.
If we do not specify an installation location, the default target directory is the location of the archive file.

Options

The following options are available for the extraction command:

--help	Display a short explanation about how to use the command and a list of available options
--acceptLicense	Automatically indicate acceptance of license terms and conditions
--verbose	Display detailed information during archive extraction
--viewLicenseAgreement	View license agreement
--viewLicenseInfo	View license information

Usage

The following examples demonstrate the correct syntax: