title: What is java-rmi.exe?
body: <p>In the JDK's bin directory (at least up to Java 8) on MS-Windows, there is the file <code>java-rmi.exe</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>30.01.2014  15:28            15.752 java-rmi.exe
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  <p>On Unix, there is a similar file called <code>java-rmi.cgi</code>, so I suppose these executables have been used to support some (legacy, ancient) CGI interface to RMI (actually, <code>java-rmi.cgi</code> is a simple shell script which launches <code>java</code>).</p>
  
  <p>I found this site where they explain the usage of <code>java-rmi.cgi</code> on Unix, but there is no reference to <code>java-rmi.exe</code>: <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/jp/8/platform/rmi/spec/rmi-arch6.html" rel="nofollow">http://docs.oracle.com/javase/jp/8/platform/rmi/spec/rmi-arch6.html</a></p>
  
  <p>So, is <code>java-rmi.exe</code> simply the MS-Windows counterpart of <code>java-rmi.cgi</code> on Unix?</p>