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A system property can be set or overridden by specifying the -D option to the java command when running your program.

    java -Dmy.prop="my value" MyApp

    // Get the value of the system property
    String prop = System.getProperty("my.prop");
    // my value

Related Examples

e86. Getting and Setting the Value of a System Property
e88. Listing All System Properties

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