CLI Commands

Complete reference for jbundle command-line interface.

jbundle build

Build a self-contained binary from a JVM project or JAR.

jbundle build [OPTIONS] --input <PATH> --output <PATH>

Required Arguments

Argument	Description
--input <PATH>	Project directory or JAR file
--output <PATH>	Output binary path

Options

Option	Default	Description
--java-version <N>	21	JDK version to bundle (11, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
--target <TARGET>	current	Target platform (see Platforms)
--profile <PROFILE>	server	JVM profile (cli or server)
--jvm-args <ARGS>	—	JVM arguments (e.g., -Xmx512m)
--build-args <ARGS>	—	Extra arguments passed to the build tool (e.g., Gradle -P flags)
--shrink [true|false]	false	Shrink uberjar by removing non-essential files
--no-appcds	—	Disable AppCDS generation
--crac	—	Enable CRaC checkpoint (Linux only)
--compact-banner	—	Use a compact banner in the wrapper
--gradle-project <NAME>	—	Gradle subproject to build (multi-project)
--all	—	Build all application subprojects (Gradle)
--modules <LIST>	—	Manual module list, comma-separated
--java-home <PATH>	—	Path to existing JDK installation (skips JDK download). Falls back to JAVA_HOME env var.
--jlink-runtime <PATH>	—	Path to existing jlink runtime to reuse (must contain bin/java)
--dry-run	—	Show build plan without executing anything
-v, --verbose	—	Enable verbose output

Examples

# Basic build
jbundle build --input ./my-app --output ./dist/app

# With Java 17
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --java-version 17

# CLI profile for fast startup
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --profile cli

# Cross-compile for Linux
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --target linux-x64

# Multiple JVM arguments (use server profile with custom GC)
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --profile server --jvm-args "-Xmx512m -XX:+UseZGC"

# Shrink the uberjar (remove non-essential files)
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --shrink

# Explicitly disable shrinking
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --shrink false

# From pre-built JAR
jbundle build --input ./target/app.jar --output ./dist/app

# With CRaC (Linux)
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --crac

# Gradle multi-project: specific subproject
jbundle build --input . --output ./dist/app --gradle-project app

# Gradle multi-project: build all
jbundle build --input . --output ./dist --all

# Manual module specification
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --modules java.base,java.sql,java.logging

# Use existing JDK (skip download)
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --java-home /usr/lib/jvm/java-21

# Reuse existing jlink runtime
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --jlink-runtime ./build/jlink

# Pass extra arguments to Gradle
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --build-args "-PeaJdkBuild=false" --build-args "-PprojVersion=xyz"

# Preview build plan without executing
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --dry-run

# Dry-run with specific target to verify cross-compilation setup
jbundle build --input . --output ./app --target linux-x64 --dry-run

jbundle analyze

Analyze a JAR or project and report size breakdown, top dependencies, and potential issues.

jbundle analyze [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Default	Description
--input <PATH>	.	Project directory or pre-built JAR file

When given a project directory, jbundle detects the build system, builds the uberjar, then analyzes it. When given a JAR file directly, it skips the build step.

Output

The report includes:

• Category breakdown — Classes, Resources, Native libs, Metadata, Clojure/Java sources with size and file count

• Top packages by size — Grouped by first 3 path segments (e.g., org.apache.commons)

• Clojure namespaces — Detected from __init.class entries

• Shrink estimate — How much --shrink would save

• Potential issues — Duplicate classes, large resources (> 1 MB)

Examples

# Analyze current project
jbundle analyze

# Analyze a specific project
jbundle analyze --input ./my-app

# Analyze a pre-built JAR
jbundle analyze --input ./target/app-standalone.jar

jbundle info

Display cache information.

jbundle info

Shows:

• Cached JDK downloads

• Extracted runtimes

• Application caches

• Total cache size

jbundle clean

Remove all cached data.

jbundle clean

Removes everything in ~/.jbundle/cache/.

jbundle --version

Print version information.

jbundle --version

jbundle --help

Print help message.

jbundle --help
jbundle build --help

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	Build error (compilation failed, JAR not found, etc.)
2	Configuration error (invalid arguments, missing input)

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
JAVA_HOME	Path to existing JDK installation (used when --java-home is not specified)
RUST_LOG	Logging level (error, warn, info, debug, trace)

Logging Examples

# Show debug output
RUST_LOG=debug jbundle build --input . --output ./app

# Show only errors
RUST_LOG=error jbundle build --input . --output ./app

# Verbose trace logging
RUST_LOG=trace jbundle build --input . --output ./app