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  1. In your home directory, open the BASHRC the .bashrc file (.bash_profile file
 profile file
 on Mac) using editors such as, vi, emacs, pico or mcedit.

  2. Add Assuming you have JDK 1.7.0_80 in your system, add the following two lines at the bottom of the file, replacing /usr/java/jdk1.67.0_2580 with the actual directory where the JDK is installed.

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    On Linux:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.67.0_2580
export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
 
On OS X:
export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1jdk1.67.0.jdk_80/Contents/Home

  3. Save the file.

    Info

    If you do not know how to work with text editors in a Linux SSH session, run the following command:

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    cat >> .bashrc

    Paste the string from the clipboard and press "Ctrl+D."

  4. To verify that the JAVA_HOME variable is set correctly, execute the following command:

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    On Linux:
echo $JAVA_HOME
 
On OS X:
which java
 
If the above command gives you a path like /usr/bin/java, then it is a symbolic link to the real location. To get the real location, run the following:
ls -l `which java`

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