Creating Your First Java Program

By Paul Leahy, About.com Guide

All that’s left to do is run the program. In the terminal window type the command:

java HelloWorld

When you hit Enter, the program runs and you will see "Hello World!" written to the terminal window.

Well done. You’ve written your very first Java program!

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• Introduction
• Write the Java Source Code
• Save the File
• Open a Terminal Window
• The Java Compiler
• Change the Directory
• Compile Your Program
• Run the Program
• Let’s Go Through That Again

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