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Java 7 Dev Environment set up (OS X)
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env-java-osx.md

  1. Download JDK 7 for OS X x64 and follow the installation wizard.

  2. Add JAVA_HOME to env variables in .bash_profile, .bashrc or .zshrc

     export JAVA_HOME='/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_67.jdk/Contents/Home'

  3. Add java_home alias to .bash_profile, .bashrc or .zshrc

     alias java_home='/usr/libexec/java_home'

  4. Confirm java_home is working from Terminal

     > java -version
 java version "1.7.0_67"
 Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_67-b01)
 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.65-b04, mixed mode)
 
 > java_home
 /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_67.jdk/Contents/Home
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