How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser
- Rename the file hdfs-app-starters-build-2.1.4.RELEASE-javadoc.jar to hdfs-app-starters-build-2.1.4.RELEASE-javadoc.zip
- Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder hdfs-app-starters-build-2.1.4.RELEASE-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 "hdfs-app-starters-build-2.1.4.RELEASE-sources.jar" -d "hdfs-app-starters-build-2.1.4.RELEASE-javadoc" -subpackages 
