'What are the BOOT-INF and META-INF directories in a Spring-Boot JAR?
When I open a jar package, there shows the BOOT-INF and META-INF folders, what's the function of them?
Solution 1:[1]
The META-INF folder is the home for the MANIFEST.MF file. This file contains meta data about the contents of the JAR. For example, there is an entry called Main-Class that specifies the name of the Java class with the static main() for executable JAR files.
BOOT-INF :
Spring Boot applications load from the BOOT-INF folder. Therefore the application classes must be placed in a nested BOOT-INF/classes directory. Dependencies should be placed in a nested BOOT-INF/lib directory.
Solution 2:[2]
This is a single jar Spring Boot application.
In addition to the META-INF files for the loader (as in any other jar file) the application itself is placed under BOOT-INF.
Note that such a jar cannot be used as a traditional jar any more.
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| Solution 1 | Janos Vinceller |
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