9.2.4. Java System Properties

Maven exposes all properties from java.lang.System. Anything you can retrieve from System.getProperty() you can reference in a Maven property. The following table lists available properties:

Table 9.1. Java System Properties

System Property Description
java.version Java Runtime Environment version
java.vendor Java Runtime Environment vendor
java.vendor.url Java vendor URL
java.home Java installation directory
java.vm.specification.version Java Virtual Machine specification version
java.vm.specification.vendor Java Virtual Machine specification vendor
java.vm.specification.name Java Virtual Machine specification name
java.vm.version Java Virtual Machine implementation version
java.vm.vendor Java Virtual Machine implementation vendor
java.vm.name Java Virtual Machine implementation name
java.specification.version Java Runtime Environment specification version
java.specification.vendor Java Runtime Environment specification vendor
java.specification.name Java Runtime Environment specification name
java.class.version Java class format version number
java.class.path Java class path
java.ext.dirs Path of extension directory or directories
os.name Operating system name
os.arch Operating system architecture
os.version Operating system version
file.separator File separator ("/" on UNIX, "\" on Windows)
path.separator Path separator (":" on UNIX, ";" on Windows)
line.separator Line separator ("\n" on UNIX and Windows)
user.name User's account name
user.home User's home directory
user.dir User's current working