How to run application from war?

Question

I have a big war file, that contains many classes with main method.

How I can point Java to run main specific class?

Check whether, they are packaged into jar file..?
– Abimaran Kugathasan
Commented Dec 18, 2011 at 14:25 — Abimaran Kugathasan, Commented Dec 18, 2011 at 14:25

AlexR · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-18 14:25:32Z

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Exactly like running application from jar file:

java -cp yourwarfile.war com.yourcompany.YourMainClass

answered Dec 18, 2011 at 14:25

AlexR

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And if the .war file has a manifest with a Main-Class defined, running java -jar yourwarfile.war should be enough. Works e. g. for jenkins.war.
– Axel Knauf
Commented Dec 18, 2011 at 14:34
I think because that it is war, not jar file. Paths are different.
– user710818
Commented Dec 18, 2011 at 14:45
Please post your command line and snippet from jar -vft yourwar.war | grep YourMainClass. It really depends on where your class is. If you are on windows use find "YourMainClass" instead of grep
– AlexR
Commented Dec 18, 2011 at 14:56
Thanks you for useful comment. I found that class in WEB-INF/classes. But in Class-Path in manifest is possible only put jars.
– user710818
Commented Dec 18, 2011 at 15:01
Although I have never tried this I think you are wrong. Typically java class loader relate equally to jar files and directories. So try Class-Path: classes or probably Class-Path: /classes or Class-Path: ./classes. I believe one of them should work.
– AlexR
Commented Dec 18, 2011 at 15:08

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