Runnable jar with jvm args

Question

I was trying to create a runnable jar file using Eclipse.
The problem is that the vm parameters I have added to the run configuration in the Eclipse were not saved in an

Answer 1

Briefly, you can't do this without some form of wrapper. You can write a .bat file and/or a .sh script to invoke the JVM with appropriate settings.

You may also want to check out JavaServiceWrapper, which provides a means to wrap a .jar with executable params and let it run as a standalone or service (despite its name). It has a set of features to allow you to control the JVM execution in a variety of fashions.