All the Java I have previously written has used standard classes that come as part of Java.

Now though, I need to use some of the Apache httpCore stuff, and I don't really know how to go about it. I've been Googling, and I've gotten all confused. My understanding is that I need to throw the class files I need into a specific directory, then I can import them. Is that right?

I'm not using an IDE - just a text editor, so I need to do all this sort of crap manually.

I've downloaded some .jar files - where the bloody hell do I put them on a Mac so that I can successfully import them for use in my application??