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macososx-mountain-lionjava

OS X Mountain Lion Java version

I would like to use java and javac on Mac OS X 10.8.2, but in the terminal when I ask for version with this command: java -version or javac -version it returns the following versions:

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)

and

javac 1.6.0_37

When I go to the settings app and tap on the Java icon in the Other section, it opens the Java Control Panel and there the jre version is 1.7.0_10

Which is used? And how can I update the java in terminal, not to use the 1.6.0 version? Does anybody experienced this problem?

Solution

  • Open Java Preference App, you may find several JDKs, you can drag JDK7 to the top of the list, then re-open the shell, and invoke java -version. It will change to the JDK7.