What is a classpath in Java, and how do I set it?

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Another way to set the classpath is by defining it globally using an environment variable.

For Windows:

set CLASSPATH=C:\myproject\lib\some-library.jar;C:\myproject\classes;

For macOS/Linux:

export CLASSPATH="/home/user/myproject/lib/some-library.jar:/home/user/myproject/classes"

:white_check_mark: This method is useful when you don’t want to specify the classpath every time you run Java.

:rotating_light: Downside?

Setting the Java classpath this way applies globally, so it might affect other Java projects if you’re not careful!