Java: Edit Compile Run commands in UNIX

It is easy to create and run small Java programs using command line tools in UNIX.

Table of Contents

How to create and edit a source file for a Java program.
How to compile a Java program from the command line.
How to run a Java program from the command line.

Edit

Read the vi tutorial for information on editing text files using vi

Read the Emacs tutorial for information on editing text files using emacs

Be sure to save the file as text only and name the file with the extension .java

Compile

javac *.java

Run

java MainClassName

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Last modified: 6/17/2003
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