How to Change Java Versions using jEnv less than 1 minute read ~> ll /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines total 0 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 96B Sep 6 16:47 jdk1.7.0_80.jdk drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 96B Jul 12 2017 jdk1.8.0_131.jdk ~> java -version java version "1.8.0_131" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-b11) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode) ~> jenv versions system 1.7 1.7.0.80 1.8 1.8.0.131 oracle64-1.7.0.80 * oracle64-1.8.0.131 (set by /Users/oeuser/.jenv/version) # To change it globally ~> jenv global oracle64-1.7.0.80 # Only for this directory ~> jenv local oracle64-1.7.0.80 # Only for this shell instance ~> jenv shell oracle64-1.7.0.80 ~> java -version java version "1.7.0_80" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_80-b15) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.80-b11, mixed mode) ~> jenv versions system 1.7 1.7.0.80 1.8 1.8.0.131 * oracle64-1.7.0.80 (set by /Users/oeuser/.jenv/version) oracle64-1.8.0.131 Share on Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Previous Next