Getting Started with JShell

JShell is a command-line tool that is located in the /bin folder. The syntax for this tool is jshell <options> <load files>. As you can see here, there are several options that can be used with this tool:

You have already seen the -h option, that we executed with jshell -h. This provided the listing of JShell options.

To log into your JShell, you simply use the jshell command. You will see that the prompt in the command window changes accordingly:

Exiting the shell is as easy as entering /exit. Once inside the JShell, you can enter any of the following commands:

Command	Functionality
/drop	Use this command to delete a source entry that is referenced by name or id. Here is the syntax: /drop <name or id>
/edit	With this command, you can edit a source entry using a name or id reference. Here is the syntax: /edit <name or id>
/env	This powerful command allows you to view or change the evaluation context. Here is the syntax: /env [-class-path...