Start a new OS process from Java

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I have a static void main with this:

ScreenStarter.main(clients.get(i).getSocket(), clientips.get(i));

In ScreenStarter, I have another static void main Where I call following:

public static void main(Socket sock, String ip) throws IOException{
    new ClientConn(sock, ip).start();
}

Is it possible to start ScreenStarter as a seperate process?

Separate thread or actual separate OS process? – Peter Svensson Jan 02 '13 at 21:55 — Peter Svensson, Jan 02 '13 at 21:55

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 02 '13 at 21:55

First of all, you will need to add a method named

public static void main(String[] args)

which can call your current ScreenStarter.main(). Then use one of the exec() methods from java.lang.Runtime. Alternatively, you can use java.lang.ProcessBuilder to spawn the second process. See this article for a tutorial describing the differences between the two.

Start a new OS process from Java

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