What is the difference between .jar and .gz?
- Extension
- .jar
- .gz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Developer
- Compressed
- Developer
- Oracle
- The GNU Project
- 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.
- This is a compressed archive file that contains one or more files compressed by standard GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. It is mainly used by Unix OS.
- MIME Type
- application/java-archive
- application/x-compressed
- Sample
- sample.gz
- Wikipedia
- .jar on Wikipedia
- .gz on Wikipedia