Archive file extraction options

You can install the Liberty profile by extracting an archive file. By running a self-extracting archive file that contains the distribution image, you can install the Liberty profile and you are ready to create a server. Fix Pack 8550 You can also install programming model extensions by extracting an archive file.

Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:

java -jar archive-file-name.jar [Options] [install location]

where archive-file-name.jar is the name of the archive file you are extracting.

Note:
  • If you do not specify any options, the distribution image is extracted by using the interactive installer.
  • If you do not specify an installation location, the default target directory is the location of the archive file.

Options

The following options are available for the extraction command:
--help
Display a short explanation about how to use the command and a list of available options
--acceptLicense
Automatically indicate acceptance of license terms and conditions
--verbose
Display detailed information during archive extraction
--viewLicenseAgreement
View license agreement
--viewLicenseInfo
View license information

Usage

The following examples demonstrate the correct syntax:

java -jar myarchivefile.jar
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --help
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --acceptLicense C:\Liberty-profile-install
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --verbose
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --viewLicenseAgreement
java -jar myarchivefile.jar --viewLicenseInfo

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