Invoking UNIX shell commands from Java

[Bikhod]

Hi

I am new to Java so please bear with me.

Is it possible to invoke UNIX utilities like grep etc from a Java program?
If so, is there a sample/class that would show me the way?

Thanks
Bikhod

[Paul Clapham]

Yes, Runtime.getRuntime().exec("your command goes here"). But read the API
documentation for the Runtime class, it is often more complicated than just
that.

PC2

"Bikhod" <bikhod@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Hi
>
> I am new to Java so please bear with me.
>
> Is it possible to invoke UNIX utilities like grep etc from a Java program?
> If so, is there a sample/class that would show me the way?
>
> Thanks
> Bikhod

[Bikhod]

Thanks Paul.

"Paul Clapham" <pclapham@core-mark.com> wrote:
>Yes, Runtime.getRuntime().exec("your command goes here"). But read the
API
>documentation for the Runtime class, it is often more complicated than just
>that.
>
>PC2
>
>"Bikhod" <bikhod@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:3b94e248$1@news.devx.com...
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I am new to Java so please bear with me.
>>
>> Is it possible to invoke UNIX utilities like grep etc from a Java program?
>> If so, is there a sample/class that would show me the way?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bikhod
>
>