How do I set Java's min and max heap size through environment variables?

Question

How do I set Java\'s min and max heap size through environment variables?

I know that the heap sizes can be set when launching java, but I would like to have this ad

Answer 1

Actually, there is a way to set global defaults for Sun's JVM via environment variables.

See How to set a java system property so that it is effective whenever I start JVM without adding it to the command line arguments.