diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 25a6075e8e..fa3de219a1 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -2881,7 +2881,7 @@
 
 ./java/examples/intro/Makefile.am
 ./java/examples/intro/CMakeLists.txt
-./java/examples/intro/runExample.sh.in
+./java/examples/intro/JavaIntroExample.sh.in
 ./java/examples/intro/H5_CreateAttribute.java
 ./java/examples/intro/H5_CreateDataset.java
 ./java/examples/intro/H5_CreateFile.java
@@ -2892,7 +2892,7 @@
 
 ./java/examples/groups/Makefile.am
 ./java/examples/groups/CMakeLists.txt
-./java/examples/groups/runExample.sh.in
+./java/examples/groups/JavaGroupExample.sh.in
 ./java/examples/groups/H5Ex_G_Create.java
 ./java/examples/groups/H5Ex_G_Iterate.java
 ./java/examples/groups/H5Ex_G_Compact.java
@@ -2906,7 +2906,7 @@
 
 ./java/examples/datasets/Makefile.am
 ./java/examples/datasets/CMakeLists.txt
-./java/examples/datasets/runExample.sh.in
+./java/examples/datasets/JavaDatasetExample.sh.in
 ./java/examples/datasets/H5Ex_D_Alloc.java
 ./java/examples/datasets/H5Ex_D_Checksum.java
 ./java/examples/datasets/H5Ex_D_Chunk.java
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@
 
 ./java/examples/datatypes/Makefile.am
 ./java/examples/datatypes/CMakeLists.txt
-./java/examples/datatypes/runExample.sh.in
+./java/examples/datatypes/JavaDatatypeExample.sh.in
 ./java/examples/datatypes/H5Ex_T_Array.java
 ./java/examples/datatypes/H5Ex_T_ArrayAttribute.java
 ./java/examples/datatypes/H5Ex_T_Bit.java
diff --git a/java/examples/datasets/runExample.sh.in b/java/examples/datasets/JavaDatasetExample.sh.in
similarity index 100%
rename from java/examples/datasets/runExample.sh.in
rename to java/examples/datasets/JavaDatasetExample.sh.in
diff --git a/java/examples/datasets/Makefile.am b/java/examples/datasets/Makefile.am
index 18100a6c54..ddd6d39178 100644
--- a/java/examples/datasets/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/examples/datasets/Makefile.am
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ noinst_DATA = $(jarfile)
 
 .PHONY: classes
 
-check_SCRIPTS = runExample.sh
+check_SCRIPTS = JavaDatasetExample.sh
 TEST_SCRIPT = $(check_SCRIPTS)
 
-CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class runExample.sh
+CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class JavaDatasetExample.sh
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(JAVAROOT)/*
diff --git a/java/examples/datatypes/runExample.sh.in b/java/examples/datatypes/JavaDatatypeExample.sh.in
similarity index 100%
rename from java/examples/datatypes/runExample.sh.in
rename to java/examples/datatypes/JavaDatatypeExample.sh.in
diff --git a/java/examples/datatypes/Makefile.am b/java/examples/datatypes/Makefile.am
index 71f7769fa5..f6e58f11a1 100644
--- a/java/examples/datatypes/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/examples/datatypes/Makefile.am
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ noinst_DATA = $(jarfile)
 
 .PHONY: classes
 
-check_SCRIPTS = runExample.sh
+check_SCRIPTS = JavaDatatypeExample.sh
 TEST_SCRIPT = $(check_SCRIPTS)
 
-CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class runExample.sh
+CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class JavaDatatypeExample.sh
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(JAVAROOT)/*
diff --git a/java/examples/groups/runExample.sh.in b/java/examples/groups/JavaGroupExample.sh.in
similarity index 100%
rename from java/examples/groups/runExample.sh.in
rename to java/examples/groups/JavaGroupExample.sh.in
diff --git a/java/examples/groups/Makefile.am b/java/examples/groups/Makefile.am
index 08721e05ac..4da17f900b 100644
--- a/java/examples/groups/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/examples/groups/Makefile.am
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ noinst_DATA = $(jarfile)
 
 .PHONY: classes
 
-check_SCRIPTS = runExample.sh
+check_SCRIPTS = JavaGroupExample.sh
 TEST_SCRIPT = $(check_SCRIPTS)
 
-CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class runExample.sh
+CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class JavaGroupExample.sh
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(JAVAROOT)/*
diff --git a/java/examples/intro/runExample.sh.in b/java/examples/intro/JavaIntroExample.sh.in
similarity index 100%
rename from java/examples/intro/runExample.sh.in
rename to java/examples/intro/JavaIntroExample.sh.in
diff --git a/java/examples/intro/Makefile.am b/java/examples/intro/Makefile.am
index 95743d9a98..0df08cb9ef 100644
--- a/java/examples/intro/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/examples/intro/Makefile.am
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ noinst_DATA = $(jarfile)
 
 .PHONY: classes
 
-check_SCRIPTS = runExample.sh
+check_SCRIPTS = JavaIntroExample.sh
 TEST_SCRIPT = $(check_SCRIPTS)
 
-CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class runExample.sh
+CLEANFILES = classnoinst.stamp $(jarfile) $(JAVAROOT)/$(pkgpath)/*.class JavaIntroExample.sh
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(JAVAROOT)/*