Creating an executable jar: 1)Compile the code 2)Create a manifest file (probably named Manifest.txt). The file should contain this line "Main-Class: MyMainClass" where MyMainClass is the class with the main that you want to run when the jar is executed. 3)Run this command from the folder containing your class files: "jar cfm MyJarName.jar Manifest.txt *.class" 4)Chmod the jar to add executable permissions.