Parsing/passing command line arguments to a bash script - what is the difference between “$@” and “$*”?

Question

I am using a bash script to call and execute a .jar file from any location without having to constantly enter its explicit path.

The .jar r

Answer 1

"$@" corresponds to "$1" "$2" "$3" etc. "$*" corresponds to "$1 $2 $3" which you do not seem to need.

Without quotes, there is no difference, they both correspond to $1 $2 $3 etc.