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Command line Syntax
Usage: java -jar $JETTY_HOME/start.jar [options] [properties] [configs]
java -jar $JETTY_HOME/start.jar --help # for more information
Start
it is not recommended to run Jetty from the JETTY_HOME directory but from a separate {jetty.base} directory
cd jettyBase
java -jar $JETTY_HOME/start.jar
This will start the server on http://localhost:8080 as usual from the current directory, or a different directory, simply changing '.' to the path to that directory.
Configuration
List the resolved configuration that will be used to start Jetty.
java -jar start.jar --list-config