Managing Linux processes from Java

Question

Hi,
I'm looking for a way to get a list of all running processes (process name, ID, owning user) and to be able to kill selected processes - from my Java application.
I have no idea how to do it (if it's even possible).
I would appreciate any help,
Thanks,
Nofar

Answer 1

try {
         // run the Unix "ps -ef" command
            // using the Runtime exec method:
            Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("ps -ef");
            BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new
                 InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
            BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new
                 InputStreamReader(p.getErrorStream()));
            // read the output from the command
            System.out.println("Here is the standard output of the command:\n");
            while ((s = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(s);
            // read any errors from the attempted command
            System.out.println("Here is the standard error of the command (if any):\n");
            while ((s = stdError.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(s);
            System.exit(0);
        catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("exception happened - here's what I know: ");
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(-1);
        }Try this one