Using Quotes within getRuntime().exec

Question

I\'d like to invoke bash using a string as input. Something like:

sh -l -c \"./foo\"

I\'d like to do this from Java. Unfortunately, when I

Answer 1

The cause for this error is most likely a missing syntax token that bash expects but the string you pass ends before bash encountered it. Look for ifs, fors etc. that have no closing fi or done.