How to execute jar file with a external dependency using command line on Windows?

Question

I have jar file with manifest in it

    Manifest-Version: 1.0
    Build-Jdk: 1.7.0_67
    Created-By: Apache Maven 3.2.3
    Main-Class: com.company.main.Main
           


        

Answer 1

If you're not using the -jar option then you need to specify the main class to run, as the manifest will not be interrogated:

java -cp C:\commons-lang3-3.3.2.jar;.\myJar-1.0.0.jar com.company.main.Main

The classpath (-cp) option is ignored if using the -jar option (in that case the manifest should reference any other required jars via its classpath directive).