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Multiple JDK on mac os x 10.8 to switch Oracle \ Apple provided java implementations
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mac_os_x_java_variants.sh
#Thanks to http://superuser.com/questions/490425/how-do-i-switch-between-java-7-and-java-6-on-os-x-10-8-2
echo "Oracle JDK installed:"
ll /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines
echo "Apple supplied JDK:"
ll /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines
echo "To run a specifinc version use:"
/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.6 --exec java -version
/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7 --exec java -version
echo "Or"
JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7) java -version
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