running java application from command line

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I have an eclipse project which I want to run from the command line in ubuntu. After searching on the internet I am trying the following command.

java -cp . com.abc.utils.MyClassName

I issue this command from the directory that eclipse is using to store all the class files. But I get this error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/abc/utils/MyClassName

what am I doing wrong and how to run the application from the command line ?

Also when you have Eclipse, why you are running on command line? — Fahim Parkar
– Fahim Parkar, Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 9:40

Himanshu Lakhara · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-24 05:57:51Z

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Your command is right. You have missed something. Please check that

1. You have compiled your code and the MyClassName.class file is created in classes/com/abc/utils/ directory.

2. You are running this command from proper directory. Your current directory should be classes directory where your com directory is located. If it's not then switch to classes directory

$cd /path/to/project/folder/classes/

Hope that helps.

Additionally if you want to learn how eclipse automatically places .class and .java files then try compiling a multi-package application by yourself.

$javac -d would be helpful.

answered Jul 24, 2014 at 5:57

Himanshu Lakhara

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Silmarillium · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-12 09:39:10Z

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You can only run .class files aka compiled java files. So you first need to compile your java file with the 'javac' command. This will generate a .class file. Then you can run the java class file with the 'java' command.

answered Jul 12, 2012 at 9:39

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comatose Over a year ago

but I have already compiled that code from eclipse and I am trying to run the compiled .class file that is inside the classes/com/abc/utils/ folder

Silmarillium Over a year ago

try removing the -cp and without the . (dot)

comatose Over a year ago

Thanks dbf, its working now that I run this command from the classes directory.

Jayant Varshney · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-12 12:00:58Z

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you should set class path first

answered Jul 12, 2012 at 12:00

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