ant -f C:\\NetBean_Examples\\JavaApp1 clean jar init: deps-clean: Updating property file: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build\built-clean.properties Deleting directory C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build clean: init: deps-jar: Created dir: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build Updating property file: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build\built-jar.properties Created dir: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build\classes Created dir: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build\empty Created dir: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build\generated-sources\ap-source-output Compiling 1 source file to C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build\classes compile: Created dir: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\dist Copying 1 file to C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\build Copy libraries to C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\dist\lib. Building jar: C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\dist\JavaApp1.jar To run this application from the command line without Ant, try: java -jar "C:\NetBean_Examples\JavaApp1\dist\JavaApp1.jar" jar: BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 2 seconds)