How do I detect 64-bit Java from the command line?

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Is there any way to get at Java internal properties, such as sun.arch.data.model , from a command line on windows? I need a command to put in a batch script that will detect the java architecture type: 32-bit or 64-bit .

Could you write a small java app to do that and call it from your batch script? — Anon.
– Anon., Commented Feb 15, 2010 at 20:33

jarnbjo · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-15 21:01:59Z

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If you are using Sun's VM (and I would suppose other VMs have similar details in their version information), you can check for the string "64-Bit" in the output of "java -version":

java -version 2>&1 | find "64-Bit" >nul:

if errorlevel 1 (
    echo 32-Bit 
) else (
    echo 64-Bit
)

answered Feb 15, 2010 at 21:01

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stoneboy · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-21 19:57:20Z

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jarnbjo's script is for Windows. In Unix shell, you can use the following script.

  #!/bin/sh

  BIT=`java -version 2>&1`

  case "$BIT" in
    *64-Bit*)
    echo "64-Bit"
    ;;
    *)
    echo "32-Bit"
    ;;
  esac

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Alexander Torstling · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-15 20:42:54Z

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Here is a prewritten property dump program for you: linky

answered Feb 15, 2010 at 20:42

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rlovtang · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-15 21:06:01Z

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If you install Groovy you can use

groovy -e "System.properties.each{println it}"

for all properties, and

groovy -e "println System.properties['sun.arch.data.model']"

for specific properties.

Installing Groovy is as easy as extracting a zip and add to path.

answered Feb 15, 2010 at 21:06

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