Creating a MANIFEST File Java

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It is a metadata file that contains name-value pairs organized in different sections.

If a JAR file is intended to be used as an executable file, the manifest file specifies the main class of the application. The manifest file is named MANIFEST.MF

Other uses are:

  1. store hashes of stored files for signature validation
  2. sealing jar files (i.e. ensure that only classes from this jar file are loaded in the packages defined in this jar file).
  3. store version/product/producer information to be readable at runtime

The Main class to be called once the JAR is executed is defined as below

If an application is bundled in a JAR file, the Java Virtual Machine needs to be told what the entry point to the application is. An entry point is any class with a public static void main(String[] args) method

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: com.mugil.util.Test

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