java programming question

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Subject: java programming question
From: Ashok Shrestha <ashok.shrestha@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:13:10 -0500
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What is the Java equivalent of C++ system(char*) ?

That is, how can I run shell code using Java?

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Ashok Shrestha