Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* See LICENSE for licensing information */ import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.File; import java.io.InputStreamReader; import java.util.StringTokenizer; public class Main { public final static String SHELL_CMD_PS = "ps"; public final static String SHELL_CMD_PIDOF = "pidof"; public static int findProcessId(String command) { int procId = -1; try { procId = findProcessIdWithPidOf(command); if (procId == -1) procId = findProcessIdWithPS(command); } catch (Exception e) { try { procId = findProcessIdWithPS(command); } catch (Exception e2) { logException("Unable to get proc id for: " + command, e2); } } return procId; } public static int findProcessIdWithPidOf(String command) throws Exception { int procId = -1; Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime(); Process procPs = null; String baseName = new File(command).getName(); //fix contributed my mikos on 2010.12.10 procPs = r.exec(new String[] { SHELL_CMD_PIDOF, baseName }); //procPs = r.exec(SHELL_CMD_PIDOF); BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(procPs.getInputStream())); String line = null; while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) { try { //this line should just be the process id procId = Integer.parseInt(line.trim()); break; } catch (NumberFormatException e) { logException("unable to parse process pid: " + line, e); } } return procId; } public static int findProcessIdWithPS(String command) throws Exception { int procId = -1; Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime(); Process procPs = null; procPs = r.exec(SHELL_CMD_PS); BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(procPs.getInputStream())); String line = null; while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) { if (line.indexOf(' ' + command) != -1) { StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line, " "); st.nextToken(); //proc owner procId = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken().trim()); break; } } return procId; } public static void logException(String msg, Exception e) { } }