I just installed JDK 1.8 and had a problem:
- I could not figure out where JAVA_HOME was configured
- I wanted an easy way to switch between versions
After a bit of Google searching I learned about:
/usr/libexec/java_home- in
- Finding/Setting JDK/$JAVA_HOME on Mac OS X
/usr/libexec/java_home- displays the current Java version in use
/usr/libexec/java_home -V- displays all current Java versions available
/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.6- displays the path for the specific version
And in the above article, I found a comment describing aliases.
I added the following aliases into my .profile
alias java6="export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.6`"
alias java7="export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.7`"
alias java8="export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.8`"
After executing “source .profile” the aliases became active.
And now I can easily switch between the various versions of Java.
Notes:
- Do not add spaces in the alias between
java6 = "exportor your alias won’t work - Other options are listed at mike.mainguy
- Steve Bennett suggested jenv.be
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