Why do I get an 'invalid header field' error in creating a manifest?

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Why do I get an 'invalid header field' error in creating a manifest?

This frequent mistake occurs when you specify the attributes to the jar utility
in an incorrect order.
The manifest file name and the archive file name needs to be
specified in the same order the 'm' and 'f' flags are specified.

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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