Java.exe Options

Usage: java [-options] class [args...]

(to execute a class)

or  java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...]

(to execute a jar file)

where options include:

-d32          use a 32-bit data model if available

-d64          use a 64-bit data model if available

-server       to select the "server" VM

-hotspot      is a synonym for the "server" VM  [deprecated]

The default VM is server.

-cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>

-classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>

A ; separated list of directories, JAR archives,

and ZIP archives to search for class files.

-D<name>=<value>

set a system property

-verbose[:class|gc|jni]

enable verbose output

-version      print product version and exit

-version:<value>

require the specified version to run

-showversion  print product version and continue

-jre-restrict-search | -no-jre-restrict-search

include/exclude user private JREs in the version search

-? -help      print this help message

-X            print help on non-standard options

-ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]

-enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]

enable assertions with specified granularity

-da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]

-disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]

disable assertions with specified granularity

-esa | -enablesystemassertions

enable system assertions

-dsa | -disablesystemassertions

disable system assertions

-agentlib:<libname>[=<options>]

load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof

see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help

-agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>]

load native agent library by full pathname

-javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>]

load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument

-splash:<imagepath>

show splash screen with specified image