public class Args { public static void main(String[] blargs) { for (int i=0; i < blargs.length; i++) System.out.println("Input #" + i + ": " + blargs[i]); } } /* Example sessions: % java Args % java Args a Input #1: a % java Args a z Input #1: a Input #2: z % java Args "a" \"a\" Input #1: a Input #2: "a" */ /* Note for command-line args at the DOS prompt: > javac *.java you may have to set the classpath beforehand, like so: set classpath=. or set class path=%classpath%;. (careful, that's a period at the end that you need to include) */