What is the difference between .jar and .bzip2?
- Extension
- .jar
- .bzip2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Oracle
- bzip2
- Description
- 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.
- It is an open-source file compressor and decompressor that is freely available and uses the Burrows-Wheeler codec. It isn't a file archiver as it compresses single files.
- MIME Type
- application/java-archive
- application/x-bzip2
- Wikipedia
- .jar on Wikipedia
- .bzip2 on Wikipedia