---
name: "jasmin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jasmin-sable"
version: "2.5.0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jasmin"
---

# jasmin(1)

Java assembler compiler

## NAME

jasmin - Java assembler compiler

## SYNOPSIS

**jasmin** jasmin \[-d \<directory\>\] \[-version\] \<file\> \[\<file\> ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**jasmin** is a Java ASseMbler INterface. It takes ASCII descriptions of Java classes, written in the Java Virtual Machine instruction set in an assembler-like syntax.

Jasmin converts these input files into binary Java class files (.class) suitable for executing on an Java Virtual Machine.

## OPTIONS

- **-d \<directory\>**

  Destination directory where the resulting files are to be placed.

- **-version**

  Show version of program.

- **\<file\> ...**

  Source .j (Jasmin Java assembler format) file(s) to be compiled.

## SEE ALSO

The /usr/share/doc/jasmin-sable/examples directory should contain some example assembly files.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Grzegorz Prokopski (Debian Developer) \<gadek@debian.org\> and Chris Lamb \<chris@chris-lamb.co.uk\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others). It is available under the GNU Lesser General Public License.