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Try using the full path, when doing so, you may even get the version from the path, like here:
$ /usr/lib/jre1.6.0_01/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0_01"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_01-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.6.0_01-b06, mixed mode)
thank u
i have two logins .in one login java command works but in the other it does not . i have mentioned the path variables in both users .bash_profile.
I suggest to double check $PATH for both users and make sure the path is correct and don't point to a old directory etc. If the path is correct, can both of the user actually run the program when run it with the full path?
thanks again,
i have checked the path its fine , but one thing i am intrested to understand is that when i press tab it shows all the commands (i hope i am right). in one login the command java is displayed . in the other it is not ,who actually updates the command
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