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Opening cmd and waiting user input in cmd and exec commands from java

My problem is, after opening cmd from java code, i want user to be able to input like in c++ ms dos applications. When user writes sth such as "dir" or "cd..", i want to execute these codes by java.
The problem is for every command java re-opens cmd again. Also i cannot execute commands. My cmd start code is below ;
final ArrayList<String> commands = new ArrayList<>();
commands.add("cmd.exe");
commands.add("/C");
commands.add("start");
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(commands);
Process process = pb.start();

Here's some cleaned up code from How to open the command prompt and insert commands using Java?
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
String ss = null;
Runtime obj = null;
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe");
//write a command to the output stream
BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(p.getOutputStream()));
writer.write("dir");
writer.flush();
//Get the input and stderror
BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getErrorStream()));
System.out.println("Here is the standard output of the command:\n");
while ((ss = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(ss);
}
System.out.println("Here is the standard error of the command (if any):\n");
while ((ss = stdError.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(ss);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("FROM CATCH" + e.toString());
}
}

Runtime.getRuntime failed to get output same time but later

I'm currently making firefox addon development GUI tool using Java. However I am stuck when trying to get output of a .bat file.
When I run .bat file using java I can see the output, but there are 3 commands written in the bat file. When first command executes I can get the output simultaneously. But when it execute second command output not coming. And when .bat file exist I get all the output which didn't come simultaneously.
I'm getting output immediately when it execute:
call "C:\mozilla-build\addon-sdk-1.16\bin\activate.bat
But I'm not getting output simultaneously for following command:
call cfx run
But I know it's executing because firefox window pops up. I get all the output suddenly when I execute proc.destroy();
This is my bat file:
#echo off
call %1
cd C:\Users\Madhawa.se\Desktop\workingfox\beauty
call cfx run
pause
This is my Java code:
Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
String[] commands = {"C:\\Users\\Madhawa.se\\Desktop\\workingfox\\runner\\foxrun.bat", "C:\\mozilla-build\\addon-sdk-1.16\\bin\\activate.bat"};
proc = rt.exec(commands);
BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(proc.getInputStream()));
BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(proc.getErrorStream()));
// read the output from the command
String s = null;
while ((s = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(s);
}
// read any errors from the attempted command
while ((s = stdError.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(s);
}
proc.waitFor();
System.out.println("success");
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
t.start();
How to get output immediately and why it acts differently for this command?

i was able to fix it using process builder instead of runtime.exec .and inheriteIo doesn't work .it blocks the realtime output
Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
private String s;
#Override
public void run() {
try {
Component selectedComponent = jTabbedPane2.getSelectedComponent();
if (selectedComponent instanceof MyTextArea) {
String response = "";
System.out.println("yes");
MyTextArea temptextarea = (MyTextArea) selectedComponent;
String xpiPath = new File(temptextarea.getNameX()).getParentFile().getPath();
String[] commands = {"C:\\Users\\Madhawa.se\\Desktop\\workingfox\\runner\\foxrun.bat", "C:\\mozilla-build\\addon-sdk-1.16\\bin\\activate.bat
ProcessBuilder process = new ProcessBuilder(commands);
process.redirectErrorStream(true);
Process shell = process.start();
//shell.waitFor();
BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(shell.getInputStream()));
BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(shell.getErrorStream()));
// read the output from the command
System.out.println("Here is the standard output of the command:\n");
while ((s = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println("s:" + s);
}
// read any errors from the attempted command
System.out.println("Here is the standard error of the command (if any):\n");
while ((s = stdError.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println("w:" + s);
}
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}

Not able to capture output of "who -m" command in JAVA

I want to get the IP address of logged in user of the telnet session
So I have written the following code:
Process p1 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {"/usr/bin/who", "-m"});
p1.waitFor();
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p1.getInputStream()));
String line = reader.readLine();
System.out.println("line=" + line);
reader.close();
But I am getting the output as "null".
Where as expected output is:
linus pts/1 Dec 10 03:48 (172.21.235.48)

In this case you shouldn't pass the -m option.
This works for me :
Process p1 = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {"/usr/bin/who"});

Try to consume the input stream from the process before calling waitFor().

You can create a shell script which will receive parameter (option) from your java program.
Then you can run your shell script from java like this -
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("/PATH/test.sh","-m");
String line;
Process process=pb.start();
java.io.InputStream is = process.getInputStream();
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
while ((line = br.readLine()) != null)
{
System.out.println(line);
}
return br;
Now in test.sh, you cab grab the argument and run the command -
/usr/bin/who $1 (needs to check, not sure)
Hope this helps.

Thanks guys for the replies.
From the reply of "dystroy" I understood that -m was creating problem.
I tried --m and it worked :)

Please try this code. It's working for me and returns the same output as who -m UNIX command.
import java.io.*;
public class UserPB
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
try {
// ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("/u01/app/chdir/user.sh");
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("who");
Process p;
p = pb.start();
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
System.out.println("Your Host Details--->"+input.readLine());
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

Running Command Line in Java [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Executing a Java application in a separate process
(9 answers)
Closed 7 years ago.
Is there a way to run this command line within a Java application?
java -jar map.jar time.rel test.txt debug
I can run it with command but I couldn't do it within Java.

Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process pr = rt.exec("java -jar map.jar time.rel test.txt debug");
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Runtime.html

You can also watch the output like this:
final Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar map.jar time.rel test.txt debug");
new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
String line = null;
try {
while ((line = input.readLine()) != null)
System.out.println(line);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}).start();
p.waitFor();
And don't forget, if you are running a windows command, you need to put cmd /c in front of your command.
EDIT: And for bonus points, you can also use ProcessBuilder to pass input to a program:
String[] command = new String[] {
"choice",
"/C",
"YN",
"/M",
"\"Press Y if you're cool\""
};
String inputLine = "Y";
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(command);
pb.redirectErrorStream(true);
Process p = pb.start();
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(p.getOutputStream()));
writer.write(inputLine);
writer.newLine();
writer.close();
String line;
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(line);
}
This will run the windows command choice /C YN /M "Press Y if you're cool" and respond with a Y. So, the output will be:
Press Y if you're cool [Y,N]?Y

To avoid the called process to be blocked if it outputs a lot of data on the standard output and/or error, you have to use the solution provided by Craigo. Note also that ProcessBuilder is better than Runtime.getRuntime().exec(). This is for a couple of reasons: it tokenizes better the arguments, and it also takes care of the error standard output (check also here).
ProcessBuilder builder = new ProcessBuilder("cmd", "arg1", ...);
builder.redirectErrorStream(true);
final Process process = builder.start();
// Watch the process
watch(process);
I use a new function "watch" to gather this data in a new thread. This thread will finish in the calling process when the called process ends.
private static void watch(final Process process) {
new Thread() {
public void run() {
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
String line = null;
try {
while ((line = input.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(line);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}.start();
}

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar map.jar time.rel test.txt debug");

import java.io.*;
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar map.jar time.rel test.txt debug");
Consider the following if you run into any further problems, but I'm guessing that the above will work for you:
Problems with Runtime.exec()

what about
public class CmdExec {
public static Scanner s = null;
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
s = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("$ ");
String cmd = s.nextLine();
final Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
String line = null;
try {
while ((line = input.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(line);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}).start();
p.waitFor();
}
}

Have you tried the exec command within the Runtime class?
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar map.jar time.rel test.txt debug")
Runtime - Java Documentation

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar map.jar time.rel test.txt debug");

how to execute dos command with options in java

I want to execute dos based external command through java program if there there is any way please help me

String[] options = new String[]{"option1", "option2"};
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("command", options);

The following bit of code will run the dir command, and then print out for you as well as error. Taken and adapted from (http://www.devdaily.com/java/edu/pj/pj010016)
import java.io.*;
public class JavaRunCommand {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s = null;
try {
// run the Windows command (dir)
// using the Runtime exec method:
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("dir");
BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new
InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new
InputStreamReader(p.getErrorStream()));
// read the output from the command
System.out.println("Here is the standard output of the command:\n");
while ((s = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(s);
}
// read any errors from the attempted command
System.out.println("Here is the standard error of the command (if any):\n");
while ((s = stdError.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(s);
}
System.exit(0);
}
catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("exception happened
- here's what I know: ");
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(-1);
}
} }