How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser
- Rename the file source-archive-maven-plugin-1.18.3-javadoc.jar to source-archive-maven-plugin-1.18.3-javadoc.zip
- Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder source-archive-maven-plugin-1.18.3-javadoc
- Double click index.html will open the index page on your default web browser.
How to generate Javadoc from a source JAR?
Running the command javadoc:
javadoc --ignore-source-errors -encoding UTF-8 -sourcepath "source-archive-maven-plugin-1.18.3-sources.jar" -d "source-archive-maven-plugin-1.18.3-javadoc" -subpackages 
