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UPDATE-JAVA-ALTERNATIVES(8)			   UPDATE-JAVA-ALTERNATIVES(8)

NAME
       update-java-alternatives	 -  update  alternatives for jre/sdk installa‐
       tions

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

DESCRIPTION
       update-java-alternatives updates all alternatives belonging to one run‐
       time  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 informa‐
	      tion  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  environ‐
	      ment, 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.

       -t|--test
	      Don't actually do anything, just say what would  be  done.   The
	      implementation  status of this option is the same as for update-
	      alternatives (not implemented).

       -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)

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