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Abhishek Patil
3,329 PointsPicked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m?
import java.io.Console;
public class Introductions {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
// Welcome to the Introductions program! Your code goes below here
console.printf ("Hello, my name is Abhishek!");
} }
after executing these commands the result was:
treehouse:~/workspace$ java Introductions Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m Hello, my name is Abhishek! treehouse:~/workspace$
I did not understand what the 'Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m' meant, this sentence did not appear in my teachers workspace.
2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! I received your request for assistance. Not to fear... this is not an error. It's just an informational message about some options set in the JVM about memory usage.
Here are a couple of posts by Treehouse staff where they elaborate on this:
https://teamtreehouse.com/community/picked-up-java-tooloptions
https://teamtreehouse.com/community/picked-up-javatooloptions-xmx128m
Hope this helps!

Katie Ferencik
1,775 PointsIs there any way to get it to stop doing this? Or is it something I'll have to deal with for forever while using Treehouse?
Thanks!
Abhishek Patil
3,329 PointsAbhishek Patil
3,329 PointsThank you so much Jennifer Nordell, your answer helped me!