run a jar file code example

Example 1: run jar file command line

java -jar <jar-file-name>.jar

Example 2: how to run java program with external jar files in command prompt

javac -cp "<File-Path>.jar;." <filename>.java
java -cp "<File-Path>.jar;." <filename>

Example 3: java execute jar from main

java -cp MyJar.jar com.packagename.MainClass [somearg1] [somearg2] [etc]

Example 4: run jar file

java -jar yourFile.jar

Example 5: how to run module jar file in java

javac -d out --module-source-path src/main/java --module com.jenkov.mymodule

Example 6: run jar file with different jre

First, go to the location of the java installation file. By default, this is:
C:\Program Files\Java\...
Open the folder of the java version you want and go to the bin folder.
Copy the directory your at then go to your command line. 
Syntax: (%PATH% is path you copied):
"%PATH%/java.exe" [javaArgs] [filePath] [yourCodeArgs]