Command-line tool

jbang

brew/jbang

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Tool to create, edit and run self-contained source-only Java programs

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install jbang

Initialize a simple Java class

jbang init path/to/file.java

Initialize a Java class (useful for scripting)

jbang init -t=cli path/to/file.java

Use `jshell` to explore and use a script and any dependencies in a REPL editor

jbang run -i

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