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Java System Command Execution
Name: chrisjasp Date: December 15, 2004 at 10:58:03 Pacific OS: Linux CPU/Ram: 1.3
Comment:
Does anyone know if there is a way to execute a system command in the background from java? I can execute it using the System objec with exec. I want to execute it as if you typed >ls & at the command prompt. When you put the & in the exec string it thinks its an argument part of the command. Any help would be appreciated.
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