Simple java helloworld.
This is not meant so much to be a tutorial on java as it is just to get you to be exposed to a tiny bit of code and to learn the process to generate an executable. You can find more code for beginners at: http://www.geekboots.com/java . Source: helloworld.java import java.io.*; class helloworld { public static void main(String args[ ]) { /* Display text on the screen */ System.out.println("Hello World!"); } } Compile: $ javac helloworld.java To run it. $ java helloworld Hello World! Create a jar file: (general executable) $ jar cvfe helloworld.jar helloworld helloworld.class added manifest adding: helloworld.class(in = 426) (out= 291)(deflated 31%) To run it. ...