inserting linux commands in java program

[swati tawade]

hi ther

Right now i m working on project vpn i.e virtual private network.
its based on linux and java.
this project is intended to facilate handling vpn for the people who dont know linux or having less command over it.

So all the setting of vpn should be provided in the from of gui.
information which user enter in the form shold be saved as zip file.
so just want to know that is it possible to insert linux commands for configuring vpn in java program.

if yes please provide me code doing hte same or having similar kind of operation.

thanks
swati

[Jesper de Jong]

Welcome to JavaRanch.

You can run other programs from Java with Runtime.exec(). Look it up in the API documentation.

Also see this: http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2000/jw-1229-traps.html

[Ben Souther]

If you're using Java 5 or better, there is also the newer
ProcessBuilder