Java Data Type Tutorial - Java Runtime.exec(String command)

Syntax

Runtime.exec(String command) has the following syntax.

public Process exec(String command)  throws IOException

Example

In the following code shows how to use Runtime.exec(String command) method.

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public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      try {
         // create a process and execute notepad.exe
         Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("notepad.exe");

      } catch (Exception ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }

   }
}