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Where is OS X's Java VM?
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Simple question here,
Which directory is the Java VM in? On Windows, it's simply C: \Windows\System32\java.exe, but on OS X I'm not so sure. I need to know for piece of software I'm designing, which requires the absolute path to the Java VM on each platform. Thanks.
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Well it looks like I found it myself. It's hidden in the usr/bin/ directory.
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which java
will reveal the path to the Java binary,
which javac
will reveal the path to the Java compiler
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The files in /usr/bin are actually just symlinks to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands - with Current there being a symlink to your chosen Java VM version.
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Originally Posted by besson3c 
which java
will reveal the path to the Java binary,
which javac
will reveal the path to the Java compiler
Interesting. So what's the difference between which and whereis?
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Originally Posted by jamil5454
Interesting. So what's the difference between which and whereis?
which: Checks all the directories in your PATH to find the first one containing the program you named.
whereis: Checks the standard binary directories to find the first one containing the program you named.
So, for example, I have the program git in /usr/local/bin. If I do which git, I get /usr/local/bin/git, whereas if I do whereis git, I get nothing at all.
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