Executing a jar on mac 10.8

Question

Although this seems like a rather obvious question, I couldn\'t find the answer anywhere online.

After I create the jar file, I can run it successfully using the com

Answer 1

I would create a shell script to enclose it in terminal:

#!/bin/bash
java -jar yourjarfile.jar
read -p 'Hit [Enter] to continue...'

I added pause, but unless your java application is immediately reaching termination, it shouldn't be necessary (you can stop the shell script after the "java" line).