Is there a way to know if a Java program was started from the command line or from a jar file?

Question

I want to either display a message in the console or a pop up, so in case a parameter is not specified, I want to know to which should I display

Something like:

Answer 1

You can try with:

if (System.console() != null) {
    // Console attached to the JVM: command prompt output
    System.out.println("...");
} else {
    // No console: use Swing
}