title: What are auto executable jars?
body: <p>I was going through spring-boot-maven-plugin documentation and came across a term auto executable jar.</p>
  
  <p>Could someone please explain me what is an auto executable jar and how is it different then normal jar files and how they are auto executed?</p>
  
  <p>spring-boot-maven-plugin documentation mentions the term but does not go further to explain it</p>
  
  <p>repackage: create a jar or war file that is auto-executable. It can replace the regular artifact or can be attached to the build lifecycle with a separate classifier.</p>