7 Installed Directory Structure of JDK

The modular runtime image of JDK 17 contains the following folders:

Note:

In macOS, the JDK installation path is/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/Contents/Home.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk

The root directory of the JDK software installation. This directory also contains Copyright, README, and Release files.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/Contents/Home/

The root directory of the JDK software installation on macOS.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/bin

The executable and command-line launchers that are defined by the modules linked to the image.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/conf

The .properties, .policy, and other configuration files intended to be edited by developers, deployers, and end users.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/lib

The private implementation details of the runtime system. These files are not intended for external use and must not be modified.

The lib directory on macOS or the lib/$ARCH directory on Linux contains the runtime system's dynamically linked native libraries.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/jmods

The compiled module definitions.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/legal

The copyright and license files for each module.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/lib/src.zip

The archive that contains the source code for the Java platform.

/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk/include

The C-language header files that support native-code programming with the Java Native Interface and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Debugger Interface.

Note:

You can install two versions of JDK simultaneously. When you install another version, it doesn't replace the previous version; however a new directory is created. For example, you can install JDK 17 and JDK 11 simultaneously. In the JDK installation location, jdk-17 and jdk-11 directories get created.