Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH in java in unix

[Gurumurthy Ramamurthy]

Hi,

System.getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
This prints the value of $LD_LIBRARY_PATH in unix.

How to set "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" through java?
System.setProperty("LD_LIBRARY_PATH",path) is not working.

There is no System.setenv()

Thanks,
Guru

[Rob Spoor]

Where do you need this for?
You cannot change environment variables for existing processes. The only way to change environment variables for any new process is to use the proper mechanisms; you would need to add it to your Bash profile configuration file, or its equivalent for your current shell.

However, if you launch processes from Java using Runtime.exec or ProcessBuilder, you can add extra environment variables to the new process. Check the documentation on how to.