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copied!<p><strong>From <a href="http://www.java-tips.org/java-ee-tips-100042/17-enterprise-java-beans/1994-difference-between-ear-jar-and-war-files.html">Java Tips: Difference between ear jar and war files</a>:</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>These files are simply zipped files using the java jar tool. These files are created for different purposes. Here is the description of these files:</p> <ul> <li><p><strong>.jar files:</strong> The .jar files <strong>contain libraries, resources and accessories files</strong> like property files.</p></li> <li><p><strong>.war files:</strong> The war file <strong>contains the web application</strong> that can be deployed on any servlet/jsp container. The .war file <strong>contains jsp, html, javascript</strong> and other files necessary for the development of web applications.</p></li> </ul> </blockquote> <hr> <p><strong>Official Sun/Oracle descriptions:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120626020019/http://java.sun.com/j2ee/tutorial/1_3-fcs/doc/WCC3.html">The J2EETM Tutorial: <strong>Web Application Archives</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120626012843/http://java.sun.com/developer/Books/javaprogramming/JAR/basics">The Java Archive (JAR) File Format: <strong>The Basics</strong></a></li> </ul> <hr> <p><strong>Wikipedia articles:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_file_format_(Sun)">WAR file format (Sun)</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jar_file">JAR file</a></li> </ul>

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