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Problem

How to use the java_home command: Return a value for $JAVA_HOME or execute command using this variable. More information: <https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/java_home>.

Solution

java_home — Return a value for $JAVA_HOME or execute command using this variable. More information: <https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/java_home>.

List JVMs based on a specific version:

java_home --version {{1.5+}}

List JVMs based on a specific [arch]itecture:

java_home --arch {{i386}}

List JVMs based on a specific tasks (defaults to CommandLine):

java_home --datamodel {{Applets|WebStart|BundledApp|JNI|CommandLine}}

List JVMs in a XML format:

java_home --xml

Display help:

java_home --help

Code Snippets

List JVMs based on a specific version

java_home --version {{1.5+}}

List JVMs based on a specific [arch]itecture

java_home --arch {{i386}}

List JVMs based on a specific tasks (defaults to `CommandLine`)

java_home --datamodel {{Applets|WebStart|BundledApp|JNI|CommandLine}}

List JVMs in a XML format

java_home --xml

Display help

java_home --help

Context

tldr-pages: osx/java_home

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