How do you set java version in windows git bash?

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How do you set the java version to use in a windows git bash? Does it work via the environment variables? Java -version gives another version in dos command prompt than in git bash...

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5 Answers

Let's say you want to try other Java versions but you don't want to alter the Windows environment variables.

Steps:

  • Go to your home folder. i.e. C:\Users\MyAccountName

  • Edit the .bashrc file and add the following code below.

    #For example:
export JAVA_HOME='/c/Program Files (x86)/Java/jdk1.8.0_45'
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

  • .bashrc and .bash_profile are files created during the git-bash installation.

user_42903900

Yes the environment variables affect which java is used in Git Bash. But if setting the $JAVA_HOME and $PATH variables doesn't seem work, try this:

  1. Go to the folder where Git Bash is installed (usually C:\Program Files\Git)
  2. Go to usr/bin folder, i.e. C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin
  3. There should be a file named "java" there. Rename it to "notjava".

  4. Now set the PATH variable as described in the other answers. I.e.

    export JAVA_HOME='{yourjavahome}'

  5. Restart Git Bash.

This is what worked for me. I'm using Git for Windows v2.17.0.

user_92392510

Go the location where you want to set java path temporarily. Run below command. export PATH="/c/Program Files/Java/jdk-11.0.1/bin:$PATH"

User the jdk version you want in place of jdk-11.0.1

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