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Extracting jar to specified directory

I wanted to extract one of my jars to specified directory using jar command line utility.

If I understand this right -C option should to the trick but when I try 

jar xvf myJar.jar -C ./directoryToExtractTo

I am getting usage information from my jar utility, so I am doing something wrong.

Is the thing I want achievable with jar or do I need to manually move my jar and there invoke 

jar xvf myJar.jar
Solution

  • It's better to do this.

    Navigate to the folder structure you require

    Use the command 

    jar -xvf  'Path_to_ur_Jar_file'