Add jar to lib folder Eclipse

This is a quick quick guide to how add a jar to a lib folder. Let's add log4j jar to an existing java project.

Log4j is a flexible logging library, an open source project from Apache.

1. Download the Log4j zip file from http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/download.html

2. unzip the downloaded file 

3. Create the lib folder in the root of the project and copy the log4j jar in the lib folder

4. Use a lib folder as a source folder

5. Right click on the log4j jar and add it to the build path

6. The jar is now in the Referenced Libraries and can be used.