setting CLASSPATH

[sonun]

I feel stupid asking this question. Now how is setting CLASSPATH different from setting PATH.
I am playing with java,tomcat, et. al and testing some jdbc code which requires me to,
quote: "All you need to do is to put the JAR file in your CLASSPATH, or unpack the JAR file into a directory in your CLASSPATH"
Please advise.
Thanks.

 

[danielhozac]

The only difference between setting the CLASSPATH and setting the PATH, is the difference in the name. //Daniel

 

[sonun]

and so is it set the same way ??
is there is .bashrc profile for classpath as there is for path ??

 

[danielhozac]

Add this line to the end of your .bashrc file

export CLASSPATH=/var/tomcat

//Daniel

 

[resansom]

At least three things to remember with your CLASSPATH:

1) specifying multiple directories and/or JAR files is done by separating the directories/files with ":" on Unix and Linux systems and with ";" on Win* systems
2) CLASSPATH can be overridden by specifying the "-cp" or "-classpath" command line options to the "java" command
3) you can add JAR files to the $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext directory and have them picked up - automatically - eliminating the need to add these JAR files to your CLASSPATH

I'm sure there's a lot more to say about it, but I thought that might help.

-Rich