On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:56:23 GMT, Jan Lahoda <jlah...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> I've adjusted the concise help to: > > ``` > $ java > openjdk 24-internal 2025-03-18 > > Usage: java [java options...] <application> [application arguments...] > ``` How about just `[arguments...]` instead of `[application arguments...]`? It's shorter, in this context it is pretty clear that it is arguments to the application and it removes any confusion between `<application>` and `application`. (If you need to explain it you could add a "And [arguments..] is a list of inputs strings to the application" or something along those lines) > ``` > Where <application> is one of: > <MainClass> to execute the main method of a compiled class > -jar <jar-file.jar> to execute the main class in a JAR archive > ``` Nit: I would consider using "main class _of_ a JAR archive" here for consistency. Yes, the main class is a binary file stored as an entry _in_ a JAR archive. But so is the main class _of_ a module. The key thing here is that the Main-Class attribute designates it as the "main class" of the JAR archive. (But then I'm not a native English speaker..:) ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21411#issuecomment-2405790480
