What is the difference between .ar and .jar?
- Extension
- .ar
- .jar
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Developer
- Developer
- AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Oracle
- Description
- AR is a Unix archive file that is purposely used to develop and update static library files for creating .deb packages. Currently, its been replaced by .tar archive file for everything except static libraries.
- A JAR file is a Java archive (JAR) file used by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), a framework used for executing Java programs. JAR files may serve as program libraries or as standalone programs that run if the JRE is installed on the computer or mobile device.
- MIME Type
- application/x-archive
- application/java-archive
- Wikipedia
- .ar on Wikipedia
- .jar on Wikipedia