---
name: "jrunscript-openjdk17"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jdk17-openjdk"
version: "17.0.21.0.3.u1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jrunscript-openjdk17"
---

# jrunscript-openjdk17(1)

run a command-line script shell that supports interactive and batch modes

## NAME

jrunscript - run a command-line script shell that supports interactive and batch modes

## SYNOPSIS

**Note:**

This tool is **experimental** and unsupported.

**jrunscript** \[*options*\] \[*arguments*\]

- ***options***

  This represents the **jrunscript** command-line options that can be used. See **Options for the jrunscript Command**.

- ***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.

If JavaScript is used, then before it evaluates a user defined script, the **jrunscript** command initializes certain built-in functions and objects, which are documented in the API Specification for **jrunscript** JavaScript built-in functions.

## OPTIONS FOR THE JRUNSCRIPT COMMAND

- **-cp *path* or -classpath *path***

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

- **-D*name*=*value***

  Sets a Java system property.

- **-J*flag***

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

- **-l *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 -**

  Enters interactive mode to read and evaluate a script from standard input.

- **-help or -?**

  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 as script arguments. If arguments and the **-e** or the **-f** option are used, then all arguments are passed as script arguments. If arguments **-e** and **-f** are missing, then the interactive mode is used.

## EXAMPLE OF EXECUTING INLINE SCRIPTS

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

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

## EXAMPLE OF USING SPECIFIED LANGUAGE AND EVALUATE THE SCRIPT FILE

**jrunscript -l js -f test.js**

## EXAMPLE OF 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

In this example, 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**