Running Java from command. Java errors with -cp and without (JDBC error / Class not found)

I am trying to compile and run a program from the command line. When we compile it, we do -cp and link it to our jdbc jar.

javac -cp jdbc.jar *.java

If we then just do: java debugger

We then get an error saying that the driver can't be found.

However, if we do:

java -cp jdbc.jar debugger

Then we get an error saying that the class Debugger can't be found.

Which way do we need to do it? Since neither is working, any suggestions on what we might need to check to fix the correct method?

Many thanks from a tired group of students!

You also need to tell the java command where the javac command left the .class files. Perhaps

java -cp .:jdbc.jar Debugger

would do the job in your case?

I believe it should be -classpath not -cp. Please check the javac documentation and also here