The --module-path switch tells Java to use /target directory as the module root, i.e., where to search for the modules. The -m switch is where we tell Java what our main class is.

I followed that up with coverage of various operations that can be performed on directories and files using Java 7’s NIO.2 support in the post File and Directory Operations with Java 7’s Files ...

JEP 458, Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs, has been Closed/Delivered for JDK 22. This JEP proposes to enhance the Java Launcher to execute an application supplied as one or more files of Java so ...