jenv

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  "caveats": "To activate jenv, add the following to your shell profile e.g. ~/.profile\nor ~/.zshrc:\n  export PATH=\"$HOME/.jenv/bin:$PATH\"\n  eval \"$(jenv init -)\"\n",
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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Master your Java Environment with jenv\n\nWebsite : https://www.jenv.be\n\nMaintainers : \n- [Gildas Cuisinier](https://github.com/gcuisinier/)\n\nFuture maintainer in discussion:\n- [Benjamin Berman](https://github.com/doctorpangloss) \n\nAs he makes an incredible work by taking time to merge the Pull Request on his fork, I (@gcuisinier) am in discussion with him to take part of jEnv directly if he wants.\nWhatever his decision, I thank him for his work, and to have convincing me to think about the future of jEnv and accepting a new maintainer for the good of the project.\n\n## What\u0027s jEnv ?\n\nThis is an updated fork of `jenv`, a beloved Java environment manager adapted from `rbenv`.\n\n`jenv` gives you a few critical affordances for using `java` on development machines:\n\n - It lets you switch between `java` versions. This is useful when developing Android applications, which generally require Java 8 for its tools, versus server applications, which use later versions like Java 11.\n - It sets `JAVA_HOME` inside your shell, in a way that can be set globally, local to the current working directory or per shell.\n\nHowever, this project does **not**:\n\n - Install `java` for you. Use your platform appropriate package manager to install `java`. On macOS, `brew` is recommended.\n\nThis document will show you how to install `jenv`, review its most common commands, show example workflows and identify known issues.\n\n### Contents\n\n 1. [Getting Started](#1-getting-started)\n 2. [Plugins](#2-plugins)\n 3. [Example Workflows](#3-common-workflows)\n 4. [Known Issues](#4-known-issues)\n\n### 1. Getting Started\n\nFollow the steps below to get a working `jenv` installation with knowledge of your `java` environment. Read all the code you execute carefully: a `$` symbol at the beginning of a line should be omitted, since it\u0027s meant to show you entering a command into your terminal and observing the response after the command.\n\n#### 1.1 Installing `jenv`\n\nOn macOS, you can install jEnv using [Homebrew](https:/",
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  "one_liner": "Shell utility to manage and switch between multiple Java versions, setting JAVA_HOME per-shell or per-directory.",
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  "why_use_this": "Essential for development workflows that require multiple JDK versions (Android development on Java 8 vs. server apps on Java 11+). Works like rbenv/nvm, letting you set Java versions globally, locally, or per-shell without modifying your system Java. jenv doesn\u0027t install Java\u2014use brew to install JDKs separately, then jenv manages them."
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