maven - Packaging jars inside jar -

can pack jars inside jar ?

if so, how can execute in unix ?

i able pack in zip, not able execute without unpacking.

is there way can avoid unpacking zip ?

thanks in advance.

jars inside jar (part of) war (web-archive) file have, because war-file can contain anything needed make website. there no difference in file-format though: both use zip-format, different file-naming convention. more information:

• java war vs. jar - difference?
• overview of war files in java ee software development
• how create war file using jar command? (tutorial)