Standard Java JDK Tools and Utilities

These tools are the foundation of the JDK. They are the tools you use to create and build applications.

Tool Name

Brief Description

appletviewer

Run and debug applets without a web browser.

Apt

Annotation processing tool.

See Annotation Processing Tool for program annotation processing.

extcheck

Utility to detect Jar conflicts.

Jar

Create and manage Java Archive (JAR) files.

See Java Archive Files page for the JAR specification.

java

The launcher for Java applications. In this release, a single launcher is used both for development and deployment.

The old deployment launcher, jre, is no longer provided.

javac

The compiler for the Java programming language.

javadoc

API documentation generator.

See Javadoc Tool page for doclet and taglet APIs.

javah

C header and stub generator. Used to write native methods.

javap

Class file disassemble

Jdb

The Java Debugger.

See JPDA for the debugger architecture specifications.

Security Tools

These security tools help you set security policies on your system and create applications that can work within the scope of security policies set at remote sites.

Tool Name

Brief Description

keytool

Manage keystores and certificates.

jarsigner

Generate and verify JAR signatures.

policytool

GUI tool for managing policy files.

These security tools help you obtain, list, and manage Kerberos tickets.

Tool Name

Brief Description

kinit

Tool for obtaining Kerberos v5 tickets. Equivalent functionality is available on the Solaris operating system via the kinit tool. For example, for Solaris 11, see the kinit reference page.

klist

Command-line tool to list entries in credential cache and key tab. Equivalent functionality is available on the Solaris operating system via the klist tool. For example, for Solaris 11, see the klist reference page.

ktab

Command-line tool to help the user manage entries in the key table. Equivalent functionality is available on the Solaris operating system via the kadmin tool. For example, for Solaris 11, see the kadmin reference page.

Internationalization Tools

This tool helps to create localizable applications.

Tool Name

Brief Description

native2ascii

Convert text to Unicode Latin-1.

Remote Method Invocation (RMI) Tools

These tools help to create applications that interact over the Web or other network.

Tool Name

Brief Description

rmic

Generate stubs and skeletons for remote objects.

rmiregistry

Remote object registry service.

rmid

RMI activation system daemon.

serialver

Return class serialVersionUID.

Java IDL and RMI-IIOP Tools

These tools are used when creating applications that use OMG-standard IDL and CORBA/IIOP.

Tool Name

Brief Description

tnameserv

Provides access to the naming service.

idlj

Generates.java files that map an OMG IDL interface and enable an application written in the Java programming language to use CORBA functionality.

orbd

Provides support for clients to transparently locate and invoke persistent objects on servers in the CORBA environment. ORBD is used instead of the Transient Naming Service, tnameserv. ORBD includes both a Transient Naming Service and a Persistent Naming Service. The orbd tool incorporates the functionality of a Server Manager, an Interoperable Naming Service, and a Bootstrap Name Server. When used in conjunction with the servertool, the Server Manager locates, registers, and activates a server when a client wants to access the server.

servertool

Provides ease-of-use interface for the application programmers to register, unregister, startup, and shutdown a server.

Java Deployment Tools

Utilities for use in conjunction with deployment of java applications and applets on the web.

Tool Name

Brief Description

javafxpackager

Packages JavaFX applications for deployment. See Deploying JavaFX Applications for more information.

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