Java -classpath option

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Zacky112 picture Zacky112 · Jan 29, 2010 · Viewed 56.2k times · Source

Will the use of -classpath option with java, add to or replace the contents of the CLASSPATH env variable?

Answer

giri picture giri · Jan 29, 2010

Using the classpath variable it overrides the CLASSPATH of Environment variable but only for that session. If you restart the application you need to again set the classpath variable.

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