How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser
- Rename the file maven-plugin-plugin-1.7.1.javadoc-javadoc.jar to maven-plugin-plugin-1.7.1.javadoc-javadoc.zip
- Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder maven-plugin-plugin-1.7.1.javadoc-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 "maven-plugin-plugin-1.7.1.javadoc-sources.jar" -d "maven-plugin-plugin-1.7.1.javadoc-javadoc" -subpackages 
