Bfg-repo-cleaner: Where do I put bfg.jar?

[TharosTheDragon]

I figured I'd have to rename the file I downloaded to bfg.jar. I'm following the instructions, and when I try to use bfg I get an error.

$ java -jar bfg.jar
Error: Unable to access jarfile bfg.jar

I guess this may be more of a Git Bash question than a bfg question, but where do I put bfg.jar to make it accessible to Java? It works if it's in my project's working directory but since bfg isn't specific to my project I'd like it in a more global location.

I'm using Windows 10 64-bit.

[javabrett]

Just put it anywhere you like and provide the full path to it in the command line.

[TharosTheDragon]

There's no special jar path like there is for executables so that you don't have to type it all out?

[javabrett]

No. The BFG docs suggest creating an alias (or wrapper-script) bfg which can hide the location of bfg.jar.

[TharosTheDragon]

Thanks.

[off99555]

The simple way to create alias that work for me is to make a new folder named C:\Aliases.
Put bfg.jar in there.
Create a batch file bfg.bat.
Inside the file, you paste this content:

@echo off
echo.
java -jar %~dp0\bfg.jar %*

Make sure you add C:\Aliases to PATH environment variable.
Then you can call bfg inside command prompt.

https://gist.github.com/off99555/d6a4ee85314971ef6cc9f4f8d9414d07