How to restart currently executing jar in java

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Any way to “reboot” the JVM?

Is there any option to restart currently executing .jar(a complete project),by code from inside that program

you wanted to stop a thread from execution? – Nishant Jun 25 '12 at 07:19 — Nishant, Jun 25 '12 at 07:19

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '12 at 07:26

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You can invoke using Runtime.getRuntime().exec()

java -jar yourJar.jar

and immediately you can invoke

System.exit(0);

So launching new instance and stopping current

answered Jun 25 '12 at 07:26

jmj

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