Problems with setting up PATH in Java

Question

I'm using Windows 10, JDK 10.0.1.

I'm trying to compile a program using the command line but whenever I try to specify javac it does not work. It will say one of two messages depending on the method.

Method 1 Using the JAVA_HOME method, I'll type javac Example.java in the command line and it will say:

'javac' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Path Setup for Method #1: https://gyazo.com/3503ef29c48175385768d8cd9b068ce4

Method 2 Using the direct Java bin path method:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.1\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;

The output will be:

javac: file not found: Example.java
Usage: javac <options> <source files>
use --help for a list of possible options

Path Setup for Method #2: In the Environment Variables -> System variables I've tried to add the Java bin path to the "Path" variable. I tried adding "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.1\bin" at the front and end of the path like so:

Sources:

Possible duplicate of How do I run a Java program from the command line on Windows? — halfer
– halfer, Commented Jun 20, 2018 at 17:48
Please do not add meta-commentary ('reopened') or pleading ('help please') to titles. — halfer
– halfer, Commented Jun 22, 2018 at 7:59
Sorry, didn't realize it was against the rules to ask for help politely (using please). Not trying to sound like a smart-ass by the way, I am being sincere. As for re-opened I added that because anyone who had seen I put "Solved" earlier would assume it's closed, but it's not and I still needed help. Good to know though, will not do again. As for the duplicate, it does not appear to be. My issue is different than theirs from what I read. — Tom W.
– Tom W., Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 2:50
It's not so much as a hard-and-fast rule as it is a guideline about clarity; people who add chatty material to their posts, as if Stack Overflow was a forum, have not transgressed in a terrible way. Rather, we hope that writers will notice the edits to their questions and start writing in a more succinct fashion naturally. I commented in this case because I had to make an edit twice (in retrospect I suspect you just did not notice the first one, so overwrote it). — halfer
– halfer, Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 9:34
The reference discussion is here and this editing discussion is in a similar vein. I wondered if this was a duplicate because, at its root, the problem is a Windows PATH not being correctly set for the binary you want, and that has been covered hundreds of time on this site. — halfer
– halfer, Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 9:36

Rafał Sokalski · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-20 17:11:43Z

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As you can see in your environment settings you have JAVA_HOME:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.1\bin

And in path variable you do this:

%JAVA_HOME%\bin

So your path looks like:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.1\bin\bin

Which doesn't exist.

Second thing is that JAVA_HOME should point to jdk catalog not bin

Solution:

Change your JAVA_HOME to this:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.1

edited Jun 20, 2018 at 17:11

answered Jun 20, 2018 at 17:00

Rafał Sokalski

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Tom W. Over a year ago

Oh okay. Now my JAVA_HOME is: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.1 and my PATH is: gyazo.com/d67706bf8bd40de8887d699c5b164671 But it still doesn't work

Rafał Sokalski Over a year ago

You changed it in path which is incorrect. Change variable JAVA_HOME without bin and in path variable leave %JAVA_HOME%\bin

Tom W. Over a year ago

Ohh okay. Now it half works unless I'm misunderstanding it. When I first open the cmd can I just type "javac Example.java" and it will find it on the pc? Or am I supposed to enter the path of the file first such as using "cd Desktop\JAVA\Example" then "javac Example.java"? If I just do "javac Example.java" it doesn't work but if I specify the path first then it does.

Rafał Sokalski Over a year ago

You have to be inside directory where is your Example.java file

Rafał Sokalski Over a year ago

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