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I have Mac OS 10.8.4 when I type in terminal >java i got an error

Unable to locate an executable at "/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Commands/java/bin/java" (-1)

Have no idea where and when its missed...Few days ago everything was fine. How to fix that ? Is that because I installed java 1.7 ?

Answer 1

Check first: whereis java, usually it is /usr/bin/java

Probably symbolic link for java in /usr/bin is not pointing to the right location. You can set this link manually to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java Also check other processes: javac, javadoc, javap, javaws and javah.

Additionally you can define JAVA_HOME in your .bash_profile.

1. cd /usr/bin
2. ls -l | grep java - check if it is indeed pointing to that wrong location
3. rm java - delete symbolic link
4. ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java java
5. try java -version

Answer 2

Did Mac OS block it again? Do you need to update to the latest version from java.com?

Answer 3

Download the Oracle Java SE JDK.