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A simple 5-mins kata which can help you to master the basics of java programm creation using CLI

$ javac -d out src/SimpleMain.java

java -cp out SimpleMain
Good start

$ jar -cvf app.jar out    # wrong, it includes the out folder to jar

$ jar -cvf app.jar -C out/ .    # correct

$ java -jar app.jar
no main manifest attribute, in app.jar

$ java -cp app.jar SimpleMain

# create a file with manifest.txt as a name and specify there Main-Class attribute
$ cat manifest.txt
Main-Class: SimpleMain

$ jar -cvfm app.jar manifest.txt -C out/ .

$ java -jar app.jar
Good start