Reputation: 45361

What's the right content-type for a Java jar file?

I'm uploading some jars into s3 and want to set the right content-type headers for them.

I looked through what I thought was a comprehensive list, and was unable to find any mention of jar.

Upvotes: 9

Answers (4)

Reputation: 11

In my /etc/mime.types file on Fedora Core 19 it is:

application/x-java-archive

On Fedora Core 40 in the /etc/mime.types file:

application/java-archive

So it has changed over the years.

In your original link: iana

It lists it as application/java-archive

Upvotes: 1

Reputation: 131

I have seen instances of these content-type headers for JAR files:

Upvotes: 4

Reputation: 1188

I found a list which might be very useful to some.

You can find a more complete (but still incomplete) list of MIME-Types here from the official Mozilla Developers Network.

For Java Archive (JAR) .jar files the correct type is indeed:

.jar   |   application/java-archive

Upvotes: 13

Reputation: 45361

Oh, wikipedia says it's application/java-archive though I don't see that in any rfc or standards document.

Upvotes: 3