Running a Java Class from a Jar thru a command line

Question

I have a jar file with several classes which have static main methods. Can I execute them inside the jar from the command line? If not, can I execute them one by one?

Answer 1

Windows

java -classpath .;path/to/yourlib.jar your.package.path.ClassWithMain

Linux (I guess)

java -classpath .:path/to/yourlib.jar your.package.path.ClassWithMain

Or if you don't use packages just do (for Windows)

java -classpath .;path/to/yourlib.jar ClassWithMain