Can I set Java max heap size for running from a jar file?

Question

I am launching a java jar file which often requires more than the default 64MB max heap size. A 256MB heap size is sufficient for this app though. Is there anyway to speci

Answer 1

Apparently this works on Ubuntu

> export _JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xmx1g"

java -jar jconsole.jar & Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx1g