guys...im new here and i need help...i got this project that was assigned to me...im not a java programmer but i have a background on java...this project when created will be implemented in a unix platform..specifically HP-UX OS...the problem is i dont know how to spawn a HP-UX shell command or unix shell command using java codes...in other words i would like to know the functions that is used in spawining...help is very mch appreciated..tnx

Hello,
You can try this:
String[] cmd = {"/bin/sh", "-c", "ls > hello"};
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

Hope it works!!
Bye