How to make pipes work with Runtime.exec()?

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Write a script, and execute the script instead of separate commands.

Pipe is a part of the shell, so you can also do something like this:

String[] cmd = {
"/bin/sh",
"-c",
"ls /etc | grep release"
};

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

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