From the command line

MAIN OPTIONS

[ -o, –output ] - Specify the output file path. The default is output.jar in the current directory

MAIN OPTIONS

[ -f, –full ] - Do full [ -p, –project ] - Identify another project [ -t, --test ] - Build for test

Available sub-commands:

  action                      - Execute an action on a repo, or if no name is
                                give, list the actions
  baseline                    - Compare a newer bundle to a baselined bundle and
                                provide versioning advice
  bnd                         - The swiss army tool for OSGi
  bootstrap                   -
  bsn2url                     -
  build                       - Build a project. This will create the jars
                                defined in the bnd.bnd and sub-builders.
  buildx                      - Build project, is deprecated but here for
                                backward compatibility
  bump                        - Bumps the version of a project
  changes                     -
  clean                       - Clean a project
  convert                     - Converter to different formats
  create                      - Create jar, used to support backward compatible
                                java jar commands
  debug                       - Show a lot of info about the project you're in
  defaults                    -
  deliverables                - Show all deliverables from this workspace. with
                                their current version and path.
  diff                        - Diff jars
  digest                      - Digests a number of files
  do                          - Execute a file based on its extension. Supported
                                extensions are: bnd (build), bndrun (run), and
                                jar (print)
  eclipse                     - Show info about the current directory's eclipse
                                project
  ees                         -
  enroute                     - OSGi enRoute commands to maintain bnd workspaces
                                (create workspace, add project, etc)
  extract                     - Extract files from a JAR file, equivalent jar
                                command x[vf] (syntax supported)
  find                        -
  generate                    - Generate autocompletion file for bash
  grep                        - Grep the manifest of bundles/jar files.
  identity                    -
  info                        - Show key project variables
  junit                       - Test a project with plain JUnit
  macro                       - Show macro value
  maven                       - Maven bundle command
  package                     - Package a bnd or bndrun file into a single jar
                                that executes with java -jar <>.jar
  plugins                     -
  print                       - Printout the JAR
  project                     - Execute a Project action, or if no parms given,
                                show information about the project
  release                     - Release this project
  repo                        - Manage the repositories
  run                         - Run a project in the OSGi launcher
  runtests                    - Run OSGi tests and create report
  schema                      - Highly specialized function to create an
                                overview of package deltas in ees
  select                      - Helps finding information in a set of JARs by
                                filtering on manifest data and printing out
                                selected information.
  settings                    - Set bnd/jpm global variables
  source                      - Merge a binary jar with its sources. It is
                                possible to specify source path
  sync                        -
  syntax                      - Access the internal bnd database of keywords and
                                options
  test                        - Test a project according to an OSGi test
  type                        - List files int a JAR file, equivalent jar
                                command t[vf] (syntax supported)
  verify                      - Verify jars
  version                     - Show version information about bnd
  view                        - View a resource from a JAR file.
  wrap                        - Wrap a jar
  xref                        - Show a cross references for all classes in a set
                                of jars.

The command line tool can be invoked in several different ways:

bnd ‘‘general-options’’ ‘‘cmd’’ ‘‘cmd-options’’
bnd ‘‘general-options’’ ‘‘.jar''
bnd ‘‘general-options’’ ‘‘.bnd''

In this text bnd is used as if it is a command line program. This should be set up as:

java -jar .jar ...

Work is in progress to simplify this.

General Options


	!General Option		!Description
	-failok		Same as the property -failok. The current run will create a JAR file even if there were errors.
	-exceptions		Will print the exception when the software has ran into a bad exception and bails out. Normally only a message is printed. For debugging or diagnostic reasons, the exception stack trace can be very helpful.

print ( -verify | -manifest | -list | - all ) * .jar +

The print function will take a list of JAR file and print one or more aspect of the JAR files. The following aspects can be added.

-verify - Verify the JAR for consistency with the specification. The print will exit with an error if the verify fails
-manifest - Show the manifest
-list - List the entries in the JAR file
-all - Do all (this is the default)

bnd print -verify *.jar

buildx ( -classpath LIST | -eclipse | -noeclipse | -output ) * .bnd +

The build function will assemble a bundle from the bnd specification. The default name of the output bundle is the name of the bnd file with a .jar extension.

-classpath - A list of JAR files and/or directories that should be placed on the class path before the calculation starts.
-eclipse - Parse the file as an Eclipse .classpath file, use the information to create an Eclipse’s project class path. If this option is used, the default .classpath file is not read.
-noeclipse - Do not parse the .classpath file of an Eclipse project.
-output - Override the default output name of the bundle or the directory. If the output is a directory, the name will be derived from the bnd file name.

bnd buildx -classpath bin -noeclipse -output test.jar xyz.bnd

[[#wrap]]

wrap ( -classpath ((','))-output <file|dir> | -properties ) \\

-ignoremanifest? .jar *

The wrap command takes an existing JAR file and guesses the manifest headers that will make this JAR useful for an OSGi Service Platform. If the output file is not overridden, the name of the input file is used with a .bar extension. The default bnd file for the header calculation is:

Export-Package: * Import-Package:

If the target bundle has a manifest, the headers are merged with the properties.

The defaults can be overridden with a specific properties file.

-output - Set the output file or directory
-classpath - Sets the classpath as a comma separated list
-properties - Use a special property file for the manifest calculation.
-ignoremanifest - Do not include the manifest headers from the target bundle

bnd wrap -classpath osgi.jar *.jar

eclipse

List the Eclipse information in the current directory.

bnd eclipse [[#eclipse]]

Eclipse Plugin

The bnd.jar file is a complete plugin. To install this plugin, place it in the eclipse/plugin directory (or extension directory) of your Eclipse installation and restart (!). The plugin will provides a ‘Make Bundle’ context menu when you select a file that ends with .bnd. Two menus are shown when you select a JAR file. You can ‘Wrap JAR’, turning it into a bundle with all imports and exports set (the extension will be .bar), or you can use ‘Verify Bundle’, and verify the bundle for compliance to the spec. Any errors or warnings are listed in a dialog box.

Additionally, the plugin registers an editor for JAR files. The editor shows the full output of the print command.