Spaces and commands in Linux

Question

Hello,
I have a String command, representing a command in Linux. There are some filenames which have spaces. So what I do is I replace them with "\ " (the linux escape character).
But when I try to run the command with
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command)/code]
Nothing happens. In the terminal the same command works ok.
What is wrong?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Answer 1

When using a String[] it gives back an IOException, saying it cannot find the file.
I have tried all ways I can think of, even paths without a single space, but it doesn't work.
2 examples, one using String[] and one using String:
First one
String[] command = new String[1];
command[0] = "/usr/bin/oggenc /home/raven/1.wav"
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command[0]);Gives an IOException.
Second one:
String command;
command = "/usr/bin/oggenc /home/raven/1.wav"
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);Works as long as there are no spaces in the path of the wav file...
Any suggestions?