Executing shell commands in Java

Hi

I have managed to get my Java program to execute the 'who' command and read in the data from running that command. However, how can I run this command with the '-m' option. I thought it would be

Process proc = rt.exec("who -m");

However when I run this, I get no data. Is there another way of running this command.

Many thanks

Sambo

[400 byte] By [sboothman] at [2007-11-11 10:28:54]

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# 1 Re: Executing shell commands in Java

try putting "sh" "who" "-m" in a String array and call the Runtime.exec() method

String str[] = {"sh","who","-m"};
rt.exec(str);

sudheerprem at 2007-11-11 22:31:30 >

# 2 Re: Executing shell commands in Java

Thanks, I will give that a go, but I think it may be something to do with the argument type, as the method works with other arguments, just not this one.
Thanks Again

Sambo

sboothman at 2007-11-11 22:32:30 >

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