Archive file extraction options

We can install the Liberty profile by extracting an archive file. By running a self-extracting archive file containing the distribution image, we can install the Liberty profile and be ready create a server.

Syntax

Syntax:

java -jar archive-file-name.jar [Options] [install location]

where archive-file-name.jar is the name of the archive file we are extracting.

• If we do not specify any options, the distribution image is extracted using the interactive installer.

• If we do not specify an installation location, the default target directory is the location of the archive file.

Options

The following options are available for the extraction command:

--help

Display a short explanation about how to use the command and a list of available options

--acceptLicense

Automatically indicate acceptance of license terms and conditions

--verbose

Display detailed information during archive extraction

--viewLicenseAgreement

View license agreement

--viewLicenseInfo

View license information

Usage

The following examples demonstrate the correct syntax:

java -jar myarchivefile.jar
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --help
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --acceptLicense C:\Liberty-profile-install
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --verbose
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --viewLicenseAgreement
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --viewLicenseInfo

Parent topic:

Install the Liberty profile by extracting an archive file