Installed Java 7 on Mac OS X but Terminal is still using version 6

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Oracle’s installer puts java inside the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin. And it doesn’t overwrite /usr/bin/java. So, if you issue a

whereis java

in the terminal, it’ll return /usr/bin/java. (which in turn points to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Commands/java, which is Apple’s 1.6 version).

So, if you want to use the new java version, replace the /usr/bin/java symlink so that it points to /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java instead:

sudo rm /usr/bin/java
sudo ln -s /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java /usr/bin

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