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I'm starting with kotlin on windows, I'm following the steps of Working with the Command Line Compiler

And I get the following error after trying to compile(and add the bin directory in the path of my system):

Comand compile:

$ kotlinc hello.kt -include-runtime -d hello.jar

Error: 

""Java"" is not recognized as an internal or external command, program or batch file

in my windows CMD.

I need to have java installed on my pc. To start with kotlin?

user94559
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Vitmar Aliaga
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    Yes, you need to install the JDK to use Kotlin. – zsmb13 Jun 07 '17 at 16:12
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    Install java and set you environment variables - If you are using Windows 10 link is [link](https://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-set-java_home-on-windows-10/)....For windows 7 [link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2619584/how-to-set-java-home-on-windows-7) – utkarsh31 Jun 07 '17 at 16:15

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Install Java 8 JDK (not JRE) on your development machine as it is a prerequisite for running the Kotlin compiler, and also for any Java or Kotlin application. You can use either the Oracle JDK for most platforms or OpenJDK for Linux platforms.

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