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Java claimsand rightly soto be a "compile once, run anywhere" language. But when a program starts, that "anywhere" is now a specific somewhere. When running a Java application on Linux, or any environment for that matter, the question arises, "Where am I?" (context, environment, familiar landmarks). What can a Java program find out about its environment? In particular, on the Linux platform, (how) can we get at:
The answers to these questions will depend on what kind of Java application you are creating, and just how portable you want your application to be. |
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