# java > Java Application Launcher. - Execute a java .class file that contains a main method by using just the class name: `java {{classname}}` - Custom input and output files. Preferably .txt files. This is useful when you don’t want to input from keyboard every time you run your class. Outputs from `System.out.println();` are saved in the output file: `java {{classname}} <{{path/to/inputfile}}> {{path/to/outputfile}}` - Execute a .jar program: `java -jar {{filename.jar}}` - Display JDK, JRE and HotSpot versions: `java -version`