title: Override properties file when running jar
body: <p>I am trying to create a .JAR from a package that I have been working on and have run into a problem. I want a user to be able to modify the properties with which the program is run. </p>
  
  <p>My package's folder structure looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>├───src
  │   ├───main
  │   │   ├───java
  (...)
  │   │   └───resources
  │   │           dbinterface.properties
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and I want to override the dbinterface.properties file with one that the user places in the same folder as the jar (or in a <code>./config</code> folder alongside it).</p>
  
  <p>I have tried adding <code>.</code> to the classpath in the MANIFEST.MF, but that did not work, unfortunately.</p>