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javaconfig(1)             BSD General Commands Manual            javaconfig(1)

NAME
     javaconfig -- get Java configuration information

SYNOPSIS
     javaconfig [-vendor] key [key ...]

DESCRIPTION
     This tool is used to retrieve configuration data about the location of Java-related files, for building
     or running Java projects.  The value for the specified key or keys is printed to stdout, with any envi-ronment environment
     ronment variables such as $HOME expanded.

     The information is searched for in the following locations, in this order:

     1.   vendor-specific information in JavaConfiguration user domain

     2.   non-vendor-specific information in JavaConfiguration user domain

     3.   vendor-specific information in /System/Library/Java/JavaConfig.plist

     4.   non-vendor-specific information in /System/Library/Java/JavaConfig.plist

     The default vendor on Mac OS X is "apple".  A different vendor can be specified with a -vendor flag.

     Typical use of this tool is: javaconfig DefaultClasspath

FILES
     /System/Library/Java/JavaConfig.plist  System-wide Java configuration information.

Mac OS X                         April 2, 2008                        Mac OS X