From JavaBeans and Use in ComponentWare Basic Information Track Computational Science Course CPS616 -- March 25 1998. byNancy McCracken, Geoffrey C. Fox, Wojtek Furmanski
After compiling the .java file, convert the .class file to a JAR file.
Among the archive options are
c create a new archive
f make it a file
m use an explicitly given manifest file jar -cfm HelloBean.jar HelloBean.mf HelloBean.class