Re: Run jar utility to unpack a file in a directory w/spaces?
VogonP@gmail.com wrote:
According to the jar syntax, I specify the archive from which the
files are to be extracted:
jar xvf <file>
So -- what if the destination is c:\destination, but the source jar
file is in c:\Documents and Settings\mydir?
cd /d c:\destination
jar xvf c:\Documents and Settings\mydir\myjar.jar
yields
java.io.FileNotFoundException: c:\Documents (The system cannot find
the file specified)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:103)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:66)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.run(Main.java:185)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.main(Main.java:904)
jar xvf "c:\Documents and Settings\mydir\myjar.jar"
yields
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
I *can't* use unzip, which has the -d switch. Is there an equivalent
for jar? The docs seem to say no.
This is a Windows question, not a Java question.
To get Windows to recognize a pathname with embedded spaces, enclose the
pathname in double quotes:
jar xvf "c:\Documents and Settings\mydir\myjar.jar"
or even
jar xvf c:\"Documents and Settings"\mydir\myjar.jar
Ditto for any Windows command:
cd "c:\Documents and Settings\mydir"
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