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OSX: Using `java_home` on OS X / Darwin to decide Java version
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# See: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/man1/java_home.1.html | |
$ java -version | |
java version "1.8.0_05" | |
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_05-b13) | |
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode) | |
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -V | |
Matching Java Virtual Machines (2): | |
1.8.0_05, x86_64: "Java SE 8" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_05.jdk/Contents/Home | |
1.7.0_51, x86_64: "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_51.jdk/Contents/Home | |
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_05.jdk/Contents/Home | |
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7+ | |
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_05.jdk/Contents/Home | |
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7* | |
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_51.jdk/Contents/Home | |
$ export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7*` | |
$ java -version | |
java version "1.7.0_51" | |
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13) | |
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode) |
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