Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.util.Log; import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStreamReader; public class Main { final static String TAG = "CommandLineUtil"; public static BufferedReader runBufferedCommand(String cmd) throws IOException { Log.d(TAG, "Executing: " + cmd); Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd); BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream())); return reader; } }