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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T22:56:03+00:00 2026-06-05T22:56:03+00:00

I am calling java.lang.Runtime.exec(…) but this seems to accept the command lines as an

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I am calling java.lang.Runtime.exec(…) but this seems to accept the command lines as an array and I want to use a single string.

How can I do the same using a single string?

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    2026-06-05T22:56:04+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 10:56 pm

    Currently there is no way of calling a system command with a command line as a single string and be able to specify the current directory.

    It seems that Java API is missing this basic feature 🙂

    The workaround is to use the array version instead of string.

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