How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser
- Rename the file archiva-repository-admin-api-2.2.4-javadoc.jar to archiva-repository-admin-api-2.2.4-javadoc.zip
- Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder archiva-repository-admin-api-2.2.4-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 "archiva-repository-admin-api-2.2.4-sources.jar" -d "archiva-repository-admin-api-2.2.4-javadoc" -subpackages 
