What’s the difference between the `application` pl...

# gradle

[Nezteb]

What’s the difference between the application plugin and just using the java plugin with the jar task?

[eskatos]

This should answer the question https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/application_plugin.html

The Application plugin facilitates creating an executable JVM application. It makes it easy to start the application locally during development, and to package the application as a TAR and/or ZIP including operating system specific start scripts.