sdkman Cheatsheet

List supported software

sdk list

# sdk list <<software>
sdk list java

# sdk install <<software> <<identifier>>
sdk install java 11.0.22-tem

# sdk use <<software> <<identifier>>
sdk use java 11.0.22-tem

Use the version by default

# sdk default <<software> <<identifier>>
sdk default scala 3.3.1

sdk use java 11.0.22-tem
sdk use maven 3.8.4

# adds .sdkmanrc file
sdk env init

sdk env install

Sample .sdkmanrc file

# Add key=value pairs of SDKs to use below
java=11.0.22-tem
maven=3.8.4

You don't need to run sdk env every time.

sed -i -E 's/sdkman_auto_env=false/sdkman_auto_env=true/' ~/.sdkman/etc/config

Alternatively, you can open the config file and edit futher.

sdk config