Jnix An utility for wrapping jar files in shell scripts.
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An utility for wrapping jar files in shell scripts. Jnix is a Launch4J compatible utility for wrapping jar files in shell scripts for deployment on Linux and Unix. The project can also serve as a launcher script for jar files.Jnix is a command line utility, you will either need to create a Launch4J configuration file by hand or use the Launch4J gui.To create a wrapper or launcher for a jar file open a terminal and navigate to the jnix installation directory then type:java -jar JnixBuild.jar "path to launch4j configuration file"If java is not in your path you will need to provide the full path to java or on linux you can type:sh ./jnix.sh -jar JnixBuild.jar "path to launch4j configuration file"and jnix will find the path to a suitable version of java.Requirements for running the output shell script are: * Bash version 2 or later must be available and the commands dirname, readlink, which. * The locate and find commands are highly recommended to be installed, on some systems they may be required to find an appropriate java installation. * The following commands may be needed depending on the Launch4J configuration options: xterm or x-terminal-emulator, kdialog or zenity or xmessage, xdg-open, grep, awk, free, nice.Most Launch4J options are supported with the exception of: * Splash screen, custom icon and custom process name. * Single application instance. * Version and application information.Jnix is provided under the terms and conditions of the BSD license. Requirements: · Java 2 Standard Edition Runtime Environment

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