How to specify jdk path in eclipse ini on windows 8 when path contains space

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This doesn t work -vm  JAVA HOME  bin javaw exe How can I replace  JAVA HOME  with full path on Windows 8 when path contains space   quot Program Files quot  directory

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Even if your  JAVA HOME  contains spaces  you can directly put entire string over there   -vm C  Program Files  x86  Java jdk1 8 0 162 bin   Also  you don t have to specify javaw exe in the path  just mention it till bin it will find javaw exe in bin folder by itself  Just keep one thing in mind that the jdk version you provide should match with the eclipse version you are using   If you are using a 64 bit java then download 64 bit Eclipse  If you are using a 32 bit java then download 32 bit Eclipse

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-vm C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 07 bin javaw exe

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tl dr  The -vm option must occur after the other Eclipse-specific options  such as -product  --launcher    etc   but before the -vmargs option  since everything after -vmargs is passed directly to the JVM  Add the -vm option on its own line and the path to your JDK executable on the following line  e g     -vm C  Program Files Java jdk1 8 0 161 bin javaw exe   Details  Notes   The path is on a new line below the -vm option There is no need to escape any characters or use slashes  back-slashes are fine  The path points to the bin directory  not to javaw exe   Gotcha JAVA HOME  When you don t specify a virtual machine in your eclipse ini file  you may think that the JAVA HOME environment variable is used  but this is not the case  From FAQ How do I run Eclipse Find the JVM     Eclipse DOES NOT consult the JAVA HOME environment variable    Instead the Windows search path will be scanned   Recommendation You may think it is a good idea to use the search path  because it is flexible  While this is true  it also has the downside that the search path may be altered by installing or updating programs  Thus  I recommend to use the explicit setting in the eclipse ini file   Finding a VM  The reason why you should specify the bin directory and not the javaw exe  as proposed by many other answers   is that the launcher can then dynamically choose which is the best way to start the JVM  See details of the launcher process for all details      We look in that directory for   1  a default ee file   2  a java launcher or  3  the jvm shared library    Verfication  You can verify which VM is used by your running eclipse instance in the Configuration dialogue  In eclipse Oxygen go to Help - About Eclipse - Installation Details - Configuration  You will see which VM path eclipse has chosen  e g    eclipse vm C  Program Files Java jdk1 8 0 161 bin    jre bin server jvm dll

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I have Windows 8 1 and my JDK under  Program Files  as well  What worked for me was replacing the name of the folder by the 8-digit internal MS-DOS name   -vm C  PROGRA 1 Java jdk1 8 0 40 bin javaw exe   I realized what was going on after running this in cmd exe  CD   DIR P   X   It returned      lt DIR gt           PROGRA 1     Program Files  lt DIR gt           PROGRA 2     Program Files  x86    So we can find out how to use a path containing spaces

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Try to escape the space with back slash    Like   C  program folder   name java jdk bin

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Sometimes spaces in path create a problem  You can add e g  -vm C  progra 1 Java jre1 8 0 112 bin javaw exe

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Solution in How do I set the eclipse ini -vm option   -vm C   bin   -vm C   lt java path gt  bin   Must be the first thing in eclipse ini

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Reinstall java and choose a destination folder without a space

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Have you tried it  Don t put everything in single line   -vm C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 07 bin    Need to put the folder that contains the javaw or java executable  Under Ubuntu 18 with eclipse 4 7 1 I was able to get it to run with   -vm  usr lib jvm java-8-openjdk-amd64 bin -startup plugins org eclipse equinox launcher 1 4 0 v20161219-1356 jar --launcher library plugins org eclipse equinox launcher gtk linux x86 64 1 1 500 v20170531-1133 -vmargs -Xmx2G -Xms200m -XX MaxPermSize 384m   If it doesn t work then please confirm you have added above lines before -vmargs in eclipse ini

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All above answers didn t work for me  My Eclipse mars is x64 but I need to set registry dll to x86 for another software   At the end I put -vm argument at the end of shortcut and this did the trick   D  mars eclipse eclipse exe -vm  C  Program Files Java jre7 bin server jvm dll   According to this doc jvm dll also work for some cases

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Windows-vm  C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 07 jre bin javaw exe

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if you are using mac  proceed with following steps    Move to following directory    sts-bundle STS app Contents Eclipse  Add the java home explicitly in STS ini file   -vm  Library Java JavaVirtualMachines jdk1 8 0 144 jdk Contents Home bin -vmargs    Make sure not to add all the statements in single line

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I was facing the same issue but was unable to solve  until I try this    Please make sure you put -vm Then press Enter And then paste C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 07 bin javaw exe

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Add the entry of vm above the vm args else it will not work    i e            -vm     C  Program Files Java jdk1 7 0 75 bin javaw exe     --launcher appendVmargs     -vmargs     -Dosgi requiredJavaVersion 1 6     -Xms40m     -Xmx512m

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Go to C drive root in cmd Type dir  x This will list down the directories name with   use that instead of Program Files in your jdk path

[java] How to specify jdk path in eclipse.ini on windows 8 when path contains space

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