bash - How to run Java from Cygwin

Question

I'm trying to write a BASH script to get my Java program to run(common issue, right?). I just can't quite get it to work. After many edits, here's how I am trying to set the classpath and then execute the program:

java -classpath 'cygpath -u "/cygdrive/c/Projects/common/lib/rome-1.0.jar:/cygdrive
/c/Projects/common/lib/jdom-1.0.jar:/cygdrive/c/Projects/common/lib/jsoup-1.6.1.jar:
/cygdrive/c/Projects/common/lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.18-bin.jar:/cygdrive/c/Projects
/Freereader/bin/"' com.free.syndication.SQLfeeder

Sorry the the jumble, I'm just trying to do everything at once. It tells me that the main class of my program cannot be found!((

Any ideas?

Answer 1

• Java classpath uses semicolon as the token separator.
• Use backticks instead of single quotes

Try:

java -classpath `cygpath -u "/cygdrive/c/Projects/common/lib/rome-1.0.jar;/cygdrive
/c/Projects/common/lib/jdom-1.0.jar;/cygdrive/c/Projects/common/lib/jsoup-1.6.1.jar;
/cygdrive/c/Projects/common/lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.18-bin.jar;/cygdrive/c/Projects
/Freereader/bin/"` com.free.syndication.SQLfeeder