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SignTool Syntax and Options
Table 13-1 Description of options
-J
-L
--leavearc
-m metafile
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Signs a directory of HTML files containing JavaScript and creates as many
archive files as are specified in the HTML tags. Even if signtool creates more
than one archive file, you need to supply the key database password only once.
The -J option is available only in Netscape Signing Tool 1.0 and later versions.
The -J option cannot be used at the same time as the -Z option.
If the -c# option is not used with the -J option, the default compression value
is 6.
Note that versions 1.1 and later of Netscape Signing Tool correctly recognizes
the CODEBASE attribute, allows paths to be expressed for the CLASS and SRC
attributes instead of filenames only, processes LINK tags and parses HTML
correctly, and offers clearer error messages.
Lists the certificates in your database. An asterisk appears to the left of the
nickname for any certificate that can be used to sign objects with signtool.
Retains the temporary .arc (archive) directories that the -J option creates.
These directories are automatically erased by default. Retaining the temporary
directories can be an aid to debugging.
Specifies the name of a metadata control file. Metadata is signed information
attached either to the JAR archive itself or to files within the archive. This
metadata can be any ASCII string, but is used mainly for specifying an installer
script.
The metadata file contains one entry per line, each with three fields:
• field #1: file specification, or + if you want to specify global metadata (that is,
metadata about the JAR archive itself or all entries in the archive)
• field #2: the name of the data you are specifying; for example:
Install-Script
• field #3: data corresponding to the name in field #2
For example, the -i option uses the equivalent of this line:
+ Install-Script: script.js
This example associates a MIME type with a file:
movie.qt MIME-Type: video/quicktime
For information about the way installer script information appears in the
manifest file for a JAR archive, see The JAR Format on Netscape DevEdge.