Running Shell Scripts within Java code!!!

Hi,
How do I run a shell script from my Java code???
Also I need to ensure my next line of Java code is executed only after the shell script has finished executing.
Since my shell script just cuts out some line for a txt file and then only my Java code parses the cut-out file section and processes certain info.
Please help!!!
Thanks!!!

Runtime.exec and, if you need your Java to stop until the external executable is complete, Process.waitFor.
And you'll want to read this:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2000/jw-1229-traps.html

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