---
name: "jrunscript-openjdk11"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jdk11-openjdk"
version: "11.0.32.1.u1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jrunscript-openjdk11"
---

# jrunscript-openjdk11(1)

Runs a command-line script shell that supports interactive and batch modes. This command is experimental and unsupported.

## NAME

jrunscript - Runs a command-line script shell that supports interactive and batch modes. This command is experimental and unsupported.

## SYNOPSIS

```
jrunscript [options] [arguments]
```

- *options*

  The command-line options. See Options.

- *arguments*

  Arguments, when used, follow immediately after options or the command name. See Arguments.

## DESCRIPTION

The **jrunscript** command is a language-independent command-line script shell. The **jrunscript** command supports both an interactive (read-eval-print) mode and a batch (**-f** option) mode of script execution. By default, JavaScript is the language used, but the **-l** option can be used to specify a different language. By using Java to scripting language communication, the **jrunscript** command supports an exploratory programming style.

## OPTIONS

- \-classpath *path*

  Indicate where any class files are that the script needs to access.

- \-cp *path*

  Same as **-classpathpath**.

- \-D*name*=*value*

  Sets a Java system property.

- \-J*flag*

  Passes **flag** directly to the Java Virtual Machine where the **jrunscript** command is running.

- \-I *language*

  Uses the specified scripting language. By default, JavaScript is used. To use other scripting languages, you must specify the corresponding script engine's JAR file with the **-cp** or **-classpath** option.

- \-e *script*

  Evaluates the specified script. This option can be used to run one-line scripts that are specified completely on the command line.

- \-encoding *encoding*

  Specifies the character encoding used to read script files.

- \-f *script-file*

  Evaluates the specified script file (batch mode).

- \-f -

  Reads and evaluates a script from standard input (interactive mode).

- \-help

  Displays a help message and exits.

- \-?

  Displays a help message and exits.

- \-q

  Lists all script engines available and exits.

## ARGUMENTS

If arguments are present and if no **-e** or **-f** option is used, then the first argument is the script file and the rest of the arguments, if any, are passed to the script. If arguments and **-e** or the **-f** option are used, then all arguments are passed to the script. If arguments, **-e** and **-f** are missing, then interactive mode is used. Script arguments are available to a script in an engine variable named **arguments** of type **String** array.

## EXAMPLES

### EXECUTE INLINE SCRIPTS

```
jrunscript -e "print('hello world')"
```

```
jrunscript -e "cat('http://www.example.com')"
```

```

```

### USE SPECIFIED LANGUAGE AND EVALUATE THE SCRIPT FILE

```
jrunscript -l js -f test.js
```

```

```

### INTERACTIVE MODE

```
jrunscript
```

```
js> print('Hello World\n');
```

```
Hello World
```

```
js> 34 + 55
```

```
89.0
```

```
js> t = new java.lang.Thread(function() { print('Hello World\n'); })
```

```
Thread[Thread-0,5,main]
```

```
js> t.start()
```

```
js> Hello World
```

```

```

```
js>
```

```

```

### RUN SCRIPT FILE WITH SCRIPT ARGUMENTS

The test.js file is the script file. The **arg1**, **arg2** and **arg3** arguments are passed to the script. The script can access these arguments with an arguments array.

```
jrunscript test.js arg1 arg2 arg3
```

```

```

## SEE ALSO

If JavaScript is used, then before it evaluates a user defined script, the **jrunscript** command initializes certain built-in functions and objects. These JavaScript built-ins are documented in JsDoc-Toolkit at http://code.google.com/p/jsdoc-toolkit/