Run and compile java code in cygwin

Question

I just installed cygwin and I am wondering how do I compile and run my java code through cygwin?

My java code is at my desktop saved in a file named Java.

You don't need cygwin to run java. What have you tried so far? — nikhil, Feb 01 '15 at 04:00
@nikhil Yea I know that, I was just wondering how to do it using cygwin. — Luffy, Feb 01 '15 at 04:03
Add the directory containing `javac` to your PATH; something like `export PATH="$PATH:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/jdk1.8.0_32/bin"` — Elliott Frisch, Feb 01 '15 at 04:06
possible duplicate of [cygwin and java](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2004915/cygwin-and-java) — Mehdi Maghrouni, Feb 01 '15 at 04:13

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 13 '18 at 20:43

Assuming you have Java SDK for Windows installed.

In the simplest case:

Ensure/Add java to PATH in cygwin:
```
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program\ Files/Java/jdk1.8.0_31/bin/"
```
(don't forget the backslash after Program)
cd to your desktop:
```
cd /path/to/Desktop
```
run java compiler:
```
javac HelloWorld.java
```

In complex projects you will need to provide a bunch or arguments to javac to make it compile.

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