Module jdk.jlink

module jdk.jlink

Defines the jlink tool for creating run-time images, the jmod tool for creating and manipulating JMOD files, and the jimage tool for inspecting the JDK implementation-specific container file for classes and resources.

This module provides the equivalent of command-line access to the jlink and jmod tools via the ToolProvider SPI. Instances of the tools can be obtained by calling ToolProvider.findFirst or the service loader with the name "jlink" or "jmod" as appropriate.

jimage only exists as a command-line tool, and does not provide any direct API.

Module Graph:
Tool Guides:: jlink, jmod
Since:: 9

Services

Type	Description
ToolProvider	Use `ToolProvider.findFirst("jlink")` to obtain an instance of a `ToolProvider` that provides the equivalent of command-line access to the `jlink` tool.

© 1993, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Documentation extracted from Debian's OpenJDK Development Kit package.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception.
Various third party code in OpenJDK is licensed under different licenses (see Debian package).
Java and OpenJDK are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.