Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode) Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13) If the major version of the available JDK is unique you can just use the major version, like: export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8`Īfter setting the JAVA_HOME and you run the java -version command you will see that JDK 1.8 is the new default JDK in your computer. For example I will choose the 1.8.0_121 version to be my default JDK. Matching Java Virtual Machines (3):ĩ, x86_64: 'Java SE 9' /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.jdk/Contents/Homeġ.8.0_121, x86_64: 'Java SE 8' /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_121.jdk/Contents/Homeġ.7.0_80, x86_64: 'Java SE 7' /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_80.jdk/Contents/Homeįrom the list above pick which version you want to be the default JDK.

On my machine I have the following version of Java. The command will print out something like the following depending on the available JDK in your computer. First you need to run /usr/libexec/java_home -V command to get the list of installed JDK. In this post you will learn how to set the default JAVA_HOME in OS X when you have more than one JDK installed in your computer.