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.TH "SERIALVER" "1" "2021" "JDK 17" "JDK Commands"
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
serialver \- return the \f[CB]serialVersionUID\f[R] for one or more
classes in a form suitable for copying into an evolving class
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[CB]serialver\f[R] [\f[I]options\f[R]] [\f[I]classnames\f[R]]
.TP
.B \f[I]options\f[R]
This represents the command\-line options for the \f[CB]serialver\f[R]
command.
See \f[B]Options for serialver\f[R].
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \f[I]classnames\f[R]
The classes for which \f[CB]serialVersionUID\f[R] is to be returned.
.RS
.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \f[CB]serialver\f[R] command returns the \f[CB]serialVersionUID\f[R] for
one or more classes in a form suitable for copying into an evolving
class.
When called with no arguments, the \f[CB]serialver\f[R] command prints a
usage line.
.SH OPTIONS FOR SERIALVER
.TP
.B \f[CB]\-classpath\f[R] \f[I]path\-files\f[R]
Sets the search path for application classes and resources.
Separate classes and resources with a colon (:).
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \f[CB]\-J\f[R]\f[I]option\f[R]
Passes the specified \f[I]option\f[R] to the Java Virtual Machine, where
\f[I]option\f[R] is one of the options described on the reference page
for the Java application launcher.
For example, \f[CB]\-J\-Xms48m\f[R] sets the startup memory to 48 MB.
.RS
.RE
.SH NOTES
.PP
The \f[CB]serialver\f[R] command loads and initializes the specified
classes in its virtual machine, and by default, it doesn\[aq]t set a
security manager.
If the \f[CB]serialver\f[R] command is to be run with untrusted classes,
then a security manager can be set with the following option:
.RS
.PP
\f[CB]\-J\-Djava.security.manager\f[R]
.RE
.PP
When necessary, a security policy can be specified with the following
option:
.RS
.PP
\f[CB]\-J\-Djava.security.policy=\f[R]\f[I]policy_file\f[R]
.RE