Java update 16 on Mac OS X 10.6.8

Can you simply do this: open a Terminal window and drag in the bin executable from the Dock. Can you please copy and post the resulting path as it appears. If you'd like to keep your user name private, if that appears, then substitute asterisks ****or just write "username", no quotes, but don't add or remove any spaces.

That doesn't work here. Better is to click and hold on the Dock icon and select Show in Finder from the Options menu option.

Puzzled that you say "doesn't work here." How could you try this with reproducting it? And if the OP can get output from Terminal for ls -aleO

This is the output from dragging the java application which is shown on the dock:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel - 77360 Jun 7 22:58

then why wouldn't he be able to just copy the path?

I dragged three or four different app icons, running or not, into the Terminal window and the path doesn't propagate. Nothing happens, so that's what I mean. BTW, I don't see a path in posting, just the ls output line w/o the object's name.

But this isn't an ordinary app icon. I realize the results of running the command don't show in the post, but that doesn't mean the OP can't get the path the way I suggested. And the fact that the command yields results would appear to indicate this should work. Should at least try. Nothing lost if it doesn't work.

I realize the results of running the command don't show in the post, but that doesn't mean

Don't know why I said that. Meant to say the path doesn't show in the posted output for the command....And that probably only means the OP just didn't show that. Normally, any command will show the file path right after the command.

WZZZ wrote:

But this isn't an ordinary app icon. I realize the results of running the command don't show in the post, but that doesn't mean the OP can't get the path the way I suggested.

Sorry, I thought the result was from your test. Going back, I see the OP posted that. Still, I don't know how he was able to do that, since I can't.

Still, I don't know how he was able to do that, since I can't.

Well, this whole situation is rather extraordinary. But if I can get the path, then maybe I can safely give directions to rm that bin in the Dock (after making certain it's not needed.) Reveal in Finder would probably work as well.

Since he's not returned, impossible to TS.

TS? When you tell me what it's supposed to mean, it will probably be obvious, but don't know that one.

TS = troubleshoot.

Yep, obvious. TFTE.

By getting the absolute path of the item in the Dock, I wanted to find some way to remove just that, leaving the one in /System/Library intact. But if it's only showing as the one in /System/Library, then I don't want to mess with it.

This probably won't help, but it's harmless. What about opening Terminal in Utilities and entering

killall Dock

This will relaunch the Dock.