The system cannot find the path specified when testing JSVN

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Symptoms

When manually testing the JSVN, the following appears in the command line after running the command:

1 2 3 The system cannot find the path specified Error: Could not find or load main class org.tmatesoft.svn.cli.SVN

Cause

This is caused by the {{JAVA_HOME}} environment variable not being set.

Resolution

Updated on April 16, 2025

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