Execute .jar file from a Java program

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I suggest you use a ProcessBuilder and start a new JVM.

Here is something to get you started:

ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("/path/to/java", "-jar", "your.jar");
pb.directory(new File("preferred/working/directory"));
Process p = pb.start();

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