I have a simple java project, which requires external jars. I build this with netbeans and after Clean and Build command, I can find in dist directory the following structur
Putting different links of places which had helped me
How to include all dependent Jars within a single non-executable jar?
How can I create an executable JAR with dependencies using Maven?
http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-make-an-executable-jar-file/
and most importantly
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/jar/manifestindex.html
quick tut
http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-add-your-manifest-into-a-jar-file/