NAME

       update-java-alternatives - update alternatives for jre/sdk installations

SYNOPSIS

       update-java-alternatives [--jre] [--plugin] [-v|--verbose]
             -l|--list [<jname>]
             -s|--set <jname>
             -a|--auto
             -h|-?|--help

DESCRIPTION

       update-java-alternatives  updates  all  alternatives  belonging to one runtime or development kit for the
       Java   language.    A   package   does   provide   these   information   of    it's    alternatives    in
       /usr/lib/jvm/.<jname>.jinfo.

OPTIONS

       -l|--list [<jname>]
              List  all  installed  packages  (or  just  <jname>)  providing  information to set a bunch of java
              alternatives. Verbose output shows each alternative provided by the packages.

       -a|--auto
              Switch all alternatives of registered jre/sdk installations to automatic mode.

       -s|--set <jname>
              Set all alternatives of the registered jre/sdk installation to the program path  provided  by  the
              <jname> installation.

       --jre  Limit the actions to alternatives belong to a runtime environment, not a development kit.

       --jre-headless
              Limit the actions to alternatives belong to the headless part of a runtime environment.

       --plugin
              Limit the actions to alternatives providing browser plugins.

       -h|--help
              Display a help message.

       -v|--verbose
              Verbose output.

FILES

       /usr/lib/jvm/.*.jinfo
              A  text  file  describing  a  jre/sdk  installation.  Consists  of  some  variables  of  the  form
              <var>=<value> and a list of alternatives of the form jre|jdk <name> <path>.

AUTHOR

       update-java-alternatives and this manual page was written by Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>.

                                                    May 2006                         UPDATE-JAVA-ALTERNATIVES(8)