Installed jvm is 64 bit or 32 bit [duplicate]

Question

How can I identity whether the installed version of Java is 64 bit or 32 bit ?

Answer 1

Enter java -version on the command line. If it's 64-bits it will say so, otherwise it's 32-bits.

E.g.

64 bits Oracle / Mac OS X

$ java -version

java version "1.6.0_20"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02-279-10M3065)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.3-b01-279, mixed mode)

32 bits Oracle / Mac OS X (client)

$ java -version

java version "1.6.0_20"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02-279-10M3065)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 16.3-b01-279, mixed mode, sharing)

32 bits Oracle / Mac OS X (server)

$ java -server -version

java version "1.6.0_20"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02-279-10M3065)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 16.3-b01-279, mixed mode)

64 bits OpenJDK Ubuntu

$ java -version

java version "1.6.0_20"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.9.1) (6b20-1.9.1-1ubuntu3)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0-b16, mixed mode)

32 bits Soylatte Mac OS X

$ java -version

java version "1.6.0_03-p3"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_03-p3-landonf_19_aug_2008_14_55-b00)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_03-p3-landonf_19_aug_2008_14_55-b00, mixed mode)

32 bits OpenJDK Mac OS X

$ java -version

openjdk version "1.6.0-internal"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-internal-landonf_17_may_2009_13_58-b00)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 11.0-b17, mixed mode)

64 bits IBM Linux

$ java -version

java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pxa6460sr8fp1-20100624_01(SR8 FP1))
IBM J9 VM (build 2.4, JRE 1.6.0 IBM J9 2.4 Linux amd64-64 jvmxa6460sr8ifx-20100609_59383 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)