title: Add properties file to build path of runnable jar
body: <p>is it possible to add to the classpath of a runnable jar file some properties file?
  I tryed these solutions solutions:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>running the executable file using the following command:</p>
  
  <p>java -cp ../prop_dir/prop1.properties;../prop_dir/prop2.properties -jar MyRunnableJar.jar</p></li>
  <li><p>adding to the MANIFEST FILE (in the Class-Path section)</p>
  
  <p>../prop_dir/prop1.properties ../prop_dir/prop1.properties</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>but none of them works.</p>
  
  <p>The architecture of the running dir is the following</p>
  
  <pre><code>+
  + MyRunnableJar.jar
  + prop_dir/
     + prop1.properties
     + prop2.properties
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks so much,</p>
  
  <p>Daniele</p>
  
  <p>EDIT</p>
  
  <p>When I execute the following line</p>
  
  <pre><code>System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.class.path"));
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I obtain in my console</p>
  
  <pre><code>MyRunnableJar.jar
  </code></pre>