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sdk — Manage parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits. Supports Java, Groovy, Scala, Kotlin

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Problem

How to use the sdk command: Manage parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits. Supports Java, Groovy, Scala, Kotlin, Gradle, Maven, Vert.x and many others. More information: <https://sdkman.io/usage/>.

Solution

sdk — Manage parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits. Supports Java, Groovy, Scala, Kotlin, Gradle, Maven, Vert.x and many others. More information: <https://sdkman.io/usage/>.

Install an SDK version:

sdk install {{sdk_name}} {{sdk_version}}

Use a specific SDK version for the current terminal session:

sdk use {{sdk_name}} {{sdk_version}}

Show the stable version of any available SDK:

sdk current {{sdk_name}}

Show the stable versions of all installed SDKs:

sdk current

List all available SDKs:

sdk list

List all versions of an SDK:

sdk list {{sdk_name}}

Upgrade an SDK to the latest stable version:

sdk upgrade {{sdk_name}}

Uninstall a specific SDK version:

sdk rm {{sdk_name}} {{sdk_version}}

Code Snippets

Install an SDK version

sdk install {{sdk_name}} {{sdk_version}}

Use a specific SDK version for the current terminal session

sdk use {{sdk_name}} {{sdk_version}}

Show the stable version of any available SDK

sdk current {{sdk_name}}

Show the stable versions of all installed SDKs

sdk current

List all available SDKs

sdk list

Context

tldr-pages: common/sdk

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