Run exec file using Java on Mac

Question

I need to start a server using bash, so I had created an UNIX shell , but I am not able to execute it with Java from Eclipse.

I tried the following code which doesn't work :

Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(./startServer);

Here is content of the startServer file :

#!/bin/bash
cd /Users/sujitsoni/Documents/bet/client
npm start

Please, format your code. Is there line break after changing directory? — Andrii Abramov
– Andrii Abramov, Commented Jan 9, 2017 at 10:34
I am automating one web app , which need server to start , so I need to run this command. — cod
– cod, Commented Jan 9, 2017 at 10:35
When you say it doesn't work, what actually happens? If an error is displayed you should definitely tell us which it is, and if execution stops without any error you should say so. — Aaron
– Aaron, Commented Jan 9, 2017 at 10:36
If you use "./startServer" the script must be in the same directory as the current java directory. This can be a bit hard to guess depending on how you start it (In case of Eclipse it is most likely the project root). I would use an absolute ath to the script instead. — eckes
– eckes, Commented Jan 9, 2017 at 10:47

shazin · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-09 11:08:17Z

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You can try the following two options.

Option 1

Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("/bin/bash", "-c", "<Abosulte Path>/startServer");

Option 2

ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("/bin/bash", "-c", "<Absolute Path>/startServer");
pb.directory(new File("<Absolute Path>"));
Process proc = pb.start();

edited Jan 9, 2017 at 11:08

answered Jan 9, 2017 at 10:53

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cod Over a year ago

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "/Users/sujitsoni/Documents/workspace/ElectronApplication/startServer" (in directory "/Users/sujitsoni/Documents/workspace/ElectronApplication/startServer"): error=20, Not a directory

shazin Over a year ago

See Update. "/Users/sujitsoni/Documents/workspace/ElectronApplication" looks like a Windows System but you are saying it is a Base script on a UNIX.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:45:49Z

A couple Of things can go wrong:

The path to the file you have given might be wrong for eclipse it can take relative path but from the command line, it will take the absolute path.
error=13, Permission denied - If the script file doesn't have required permissions. In your scenario, that might not the case as you are not getting any error.

At last, you are executing the script by java program so the output of your script will not be printed out. In your scenario, this might be the case. You need to capture the output of script from BufferedReade and print it. ( In your case server might have started but you are not seeing the logs/output of the script. See the code sample below for printing output.

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {

       Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("./startServer");
       proc.waitFor();
       StringBuffer output = new StringBuffer();
       BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(proc.getInputStream()));
       String line = "";
       while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            output.append(line + "\n");
       }
       System.out.println(output);

}

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