Generic javadoc command that always generates all javadocs in a given tree?

Question

When I have to generate javadocs for a new, unfamiliar project, I find that I spend a long time trying to simply write the correct command, specifying all the packages, all the

Answer 1

On Windows you can do it like this:

Generate file list:

dir /s /b *.java > file.lst

Generate javadoc:

javadoc -d outputdir @file.lst

Answer 2

Use find to find all Java source files and then send them to javadoc:

find . -type f -name "*.java" | xargs javadoc -d outputdir