[Solved] How to start an external program inside a java program [duplicate]

Question

Process aProcess = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd"); //you can pass any process here

you can also read the output of this program.

InputStream is = aProcess.getInputStream();

Ps: You can pass any process, along with the arguments, but you can’t pass things like >>, 2> or | or wild cards like *

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Accepted Answer

Process aProcess = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd"); //you can pass any process here

you can also read the output of this program.

InputStream is = aProcess.getInputStream();

Ps: You can pass any process, along with the arguments, but you can’t pass things like >>, 2> or | or wild cards like *

— from the comments