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Created December 28, 2012 03:19
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Switching Between Java 6 and Java 7 on Mac OS X
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java-6-7-switch.sh
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v '1.6*'
=> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
$ export JAVA_HOME="/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home"
$ java -version
=> java version "1.6.0_37"
=> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-11M3909)
=> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v '1.7*'
=> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_12.jdk/Contents/Home
$ export JAVA_HOME="/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_12.jdk/Contents/Home"
$ java -version
=> java version "1.7.0_12-ea"
=> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_12-ea-b06)
=> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.0-b27, mixed mode)
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