Why is my terminal opening at start up?

Recently, my mac mini has started opening the terminal every time we start the computer. I have the "hide terminal" option set but it opens nonetheless and displays the following text:
Last login: Thu Jan 26 18:03:35 on console
Mick-Mini:~ mickwingertprime$ /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Commands/java ; exit;
Usage: java [-options] class [args...]
           (to execute a class)
   or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...]
           (to execute a jar file)
where options include:
    -d32          use a 32-bit data model if available
    -d64          use a 64-bit data model if available (implies -server, only for x86_64)
    -client      to select the "client" VM
    -server      to select the "server" VM
    -jvm      is a synonym for the "client" VM [deprecated]
    -hotspot      is a synonym for the "client" VM [deprecated]
                  The default VM is client.
    -cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
    -classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
                  A : separated list of directories, JAR archives,
                  and ZIP archives to search for class files.
    -D<name>=<value>
                  set a system property
    -verbose[:class|gc|jni]
                  enable verbose output
    -version      print product version and exit
    -version:<value>
                  require the specified version to run
    -showversion print product version and continue
    -jre-restrict-search | -jre-no-restrict-search
                  include/exclude user private JREs in the version search
    -? -help      print this help message
    -X            print help on non-standard options
    -ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
    -enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
                  enable assertions
    -da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
    -disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
                  disable assertions
    -esa | -enablesystemassertions
                  enable system assertions
    -dsa | -disablesystemassertions
                  disable system assertions
    -agentlib:<libname>[=<options>]
                  load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof
                    see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help
    -agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>]
                  load native agent library by full pathname
    -javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>]
                  load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument
    -splash:<imagepath>
                  show splash screen with specified image
logout
[Process completed]
How do I make this go away?
-Mick

Go to your systempreferences, users, select your account and see if there is a program configured to run at startup. This may be a script that someone (or maybe even something) has installed. It seems like it has something to do with Java though, did this 'problem' occur before your installed/updated Java on your machine?

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