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How to find java.home
For Linux and macOS, let's use grep:
java -XshowSettings:properties -version 2>&1 > /dev/null | grep 'java.home'
And for Windows, let's use findstr:
java -XshowSettings:properties -version 2>&1 | findstr "java.home"
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thanooj-ubuntu@thanoojubuntu-Inspiron-3521:/bin$ java -XshowSettings:properties -version 2>&1 > /dev/null | grep 'java.home'
java.home = /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
thanooj-ubuntu@thanoojubuntu-Inspiron-3521:/bin$
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thanooj-ubuntu@thanoojubuntu-Inspiron-3521:/bin$ java -XshowSettings:properties -version
Property settings:
awt.toolkit = sun.awt.X11.XToolkit
file.encoding = UTF-8
file.separator = /
java.awt.graphicsenv = sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment
java.awt.printerjob = sun.print.PSPrinterJob
java.class.path =
java.class.version = 55.0
java.home = /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
java.io.tmpdir = /tmp
java.library.path = /usr/java/packages/lib
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/jni
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
/usr/lib/jni
/lib
/usr/lib
java.runtime.name = OpenJDK Runtime Environment
java.runtime.version = 11.0.8+10-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu120.04
java.specification.name = Java Platform API Specification
java.specification.vendor = Oracle Corporation
java.specification.version = 11
java.vendor = Ubuntu
java.vendor.url = https://ubuntu.com/
java.vendor.url.bug = https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts
java.version = 11.0.8
java.version.date = 2020-07-14
java.vm.compressedOopsMode = 32-bit
java.vm.info = mixed mode, sharing
java.vm.name = OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
java.vm.specification.name = Java Virtual Machine Specification
java.vm.specification.vendor = Oracle Corporation
java.vm.specification.version = 11
java.vm.vendor = Ubuntu
java.vm.version = 11.0.8+10-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu120.04
jdk.debug = release
line.separator = \n
os.arch = amd64
os.name = Linux
os.version = 5.4.0-42-generic
path.separator = :
sun.arch.data.model = 64
sun.boot.library.path = /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/lib
sun.cpu.endian = little
sun.cpu.isalist =
sun.desktop = gnome
sun.io.unicode.encoding = UnicodeLittle
sun.java.launcher = SUN_STANDARD
sun.jnu.encoding = UTF-8
sun.management.compiler = HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers
sun.os.patch.level = unknown
user.country = IN
user.dir = /usr/bin
user.home = /home/thanooj-ubuntu
user.language = en
user.name = thanooj-ubuntu
user.timezone =
openjdk version "11.0.8" 2020-07-14
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.8+10-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu120.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.8+10-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu120.04, mixed mode, sharing)
thanooj-ubuntu@thanoojubuntu-Inspiron-3521:/bin$
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