--- name: "jdeps-openjdk8" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "jdk8-openjdk" version: "8.504.u01-1" release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/jdeps-openjdk8" --- # jdeps-openjdk8(1) Java class dependency analyzer. ## NAME jdeps - Java class dependency analyzer. ## SYNOPSIS ``` jdeps [options] classes ... ``` - *options* Command-line options. See Options. - *classes* Name of the classes to analyze. You can specify a class that can be found in the class path, by its file name, a directory, or a JAR file. ## DESCRIPTION The **jdeps** command shows the package-level or class-level dependencies of Java class files. The input class can be a path name to a **.class** file, a directory, a JAR file, or it can be a fully qualified class name to analyze all class files. The options determine the output. By default, **jdeps** outputs the dependencies to the system output. It can generate the dependencies in DOT language (see the **-dotoutput** option). ## OPTIONS - \-dotoutput \<*dir*\> Destination directory for DOT file output. If specified, **jdeps** will generate one dot file per each analyzed archive named \<*archive-file-name*\>.dot listing the dependencies, and also a summary file named summary.dot listing the dependencies among the archives. - \-s, -summary Prints dependency summary only. - \-v, -verbose Prints all class-level dependencies. - \-verbose:package Prints package-level dependencies excluding dependencies within the same archive. - \-verbose:class Prints class-level dependencies excluding dependencies within the same archive. - \-cp \<*path*\>, -classpath \<*path*\> Specifies where to find class files. See also Setting the Class Path. - \-p \<*pkg name*\>, -package \<*pkg name*\> Finds dependencies in the specified package. You can specify this option multiple times for different packages. The **-p** and **-e** options are mutually exclusive. - \-e \<*regex*\>, -regex \<*regex*\> Finds dependencies in packages matching the specified regular expression pattern. The **-p** and **-e** options are mutually exclusive. - \-include \<*regex*\> Restricts analysis to classes matching pattern. This option filters the list of classes to be analyzed. It can be used together with **-p** and **-e** which apply pattern to the dependencies. - \-jdkinternals Finds class-level dependences in JDK internal APIs. By default, it analyzes all classes specified in the **-classpath** option and in input files unless you specified the **-include** option. You cannot use this option with the **-p**, **-e**, and **-s** options. *Warning*: JDK internal APIs may not be accessible in upcoming releases. - \-P, -profile Shows profile or the file containing a package. - \-apionly Restricts analysis to APIs, for example, dependences from the signature of **public** and **protected** members of public classes including field type, method parameter types, returned type, and checked exception types. - \-R, -recursive Recursively traverses all dependencies. - \-version Prints version information. - \-h, -?, -help Prints help message for **jdeps**. ## EXAMPLES Analyzing the dependencies of Notepad.jar. ``` $ jdeps demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar ``` ``` ``` ``` demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar ``` ``` (Notepad.jar) ``` ``` -> java.awt ``` ``` -> java.awt.event ``` ``` -> java.beans ``` ``` -> java.io ``` ``` -> java.lang ``` ``` -> java.net ``` ``` -> java.util ``` ``` -> java.util.logging ``` ``` -> javax.swing ``` ``` -> javax.swing.border ``` ``` -> javax.swing.event ``` ``` -> javax.swing.text ``` ``` -> javax.swing.tree ``` ``` -> javax.swing.undo ``` ``` ``` Use -P or -profile option to show on which profile that Notepad depends. ``` $ jdeps -profile demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar ``` ``` demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar (Full JRE) ``` ``` (Notepad.jar) ``` ``` -> java.awt Full JRE ``` ``` -> java.awt.event Full JRE ``` ``` -> java.beans Full JRE ``` ``` -> java.io compact1 ``` ``` -> java.lang compact1 ``` ``` -> java.net compact1 ``` ``` -> java.util compact1 ``` ``` -> java.util.logging compact1 ``` ``` -> javax.swing Full JRE ``` ``` -> javax.swing.border Full JRE ``` ``` -> javax.swing.event Full JRE ``` ``` -> javax.swing.text Full JRE ``` ``` -> javax.swing.tree Full JRE ``` ``` -> javax.swing.undo Full JRE ``` ``` ``` Analyzing the immediate dependencies of a specific class in a given classpath, for example the **com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main** class in the tools.jar file. ``` $ jdeps -cp lib/tools.jar com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main ``` ``` lib/tools.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar ``` ``` com.sun.tools.jdeps (tools.jar) ``` ``` -> java.io ``` ``` -> java.lang ``` ``` ``` Use the **-verbose:class** option to find class-level dependencies or use the **-v** or **-verbose** option to include dependencies from the same JAR file. ``` $ jdeps -verbose:class -cp lib/tools.jar com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main ``` ``` ``` ``` lib/tools.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar ``` ``` com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main (tools.jar) ``` ``` -> java.io.PrintWriter ``` ``` -> java.lang.Exception ``` ``` -> java.lang.Object ``` ``` -> java.lang.String ``` ``` -> java.lang.System ``` ``` ``` Use the **-R** or **-recursive** option to analyze the transitive dependencies of the **com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main** class. ``` $ jdeps -R -cp lib/tools.jar com.sun.tools.jdeps.Main ``` ``` lib/tools.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar ``` ``` com.sun.tools.classfile (tools.jar) ``` ``` -> java.io ``` ``` -> java.lang ``` ``` -> java.lang.reflect ``` ``` -> java.nio.charset ``` ``` -> java.nio.file ``` ``` -> java.util ``` ``` -> java.util.regex ``` ``` com.sun.tools.jdeps (tools.jar) ``` ``` -> java.io ``` ``` -> java.lang ``` ``` -> java.nio.file ``` ``` -> java.nio.file.attribute ``` ``` -> java.text ``` ``` -> java.util ``` ``` -> java.util.jar ``` ``` -> java.util.regex ``` ``` -> java.util.zip ``` ``` /usr/java/jre/lib/jce.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar ``` ``` javax.crypto (jce.jar) ``` ``` -> java.io ``` ``` -> java.lang ``` ``` -> java.lang.reflect ``` ``` -> java.net ``` ``` -> java.nio ``` ``` -> java.security ``` ``` -> java.security.cert ``` ``` -> java.security.spec ``` ``` -> java.util ``` ``` -> java.util.concurrent ``` ``` -> java.util.jar ``` ``` -> java.util.regex ``` ``` -> java.util.zip ``` ``` -> javax.security.auth ``` ``` -> sun.security.jca JDK internal API (rt.jar) ``` ``` -> sun.security.util JDK internal API (rt.jar) ``` ``` javax.crypto.spec (jce.jar) ``` ``` -> java.lang ``` ``` -> java.security.spec ``` ``` -> java.util ``` ``` /usr/java/jre/lib/rt.jar -> /usr/java/jre/lib/jce.jar ``` ``` java.security (rt.jar) ``` ``` -> javax.crypto ``` ``` ``` Generate dot files of the dependencies of Notepad demo. ``` $ jdeps -dotoutput dot demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar ``` ``` ``` **jdeps** will create one dot file for each given JAR file named \<*filename*\>.dot in the dot directory specified in the **-dotoutput** option, and also a summary file named summary.dot that will list the dependencies among the JAR files ``` $ cat dot/Notepad.jar.dot ``` ``` digraph "Notepad.jar" { ``` ``` // Path: demo/jfc/Notepad/Notepad.jar ``` ``` "" -> "java.awt"; ``` ``` "" -> "java.awt.event"; ``` ``` "" -> "java.beans"; ``` ``` "" -> "java.io"; ``` ``` "" -> "java.lang"; ``` ``` "" -> "java.net"; ``` ``` "" -> "java.util"; ``` ``` "" -> "java.util.logging"; ``` ``` "" -> "javax.swing"; ``` ``` "" -> "javax.swing.border"; ``` ``` "" -> "javax.swing.event"; ``` ``` "" -> "javax.swing.text"; ``` ``` "" -> "javax.swing.tree"; ``` ``` "" -> "javax.swing.undo"; ``` ``` } ``` ``` ``` ``` $ cat dot/summary.dot ``` ``` digraph "summary" { ``` ``` "Notepad.jar" -> "rt.jar"; ``` ``` } ``` ``` ``` ## SEE ALSO - • javap(1)