How to get the pid of a Java subprocess?

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If we use Runtime.exec to create a new subprocess:

Process exec(String command) Executes the specified string command in a separate process.

How to get the value of the created process?

in the link : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4750470/how-to-get-pid-of-process-ive-just-started-within-java-program, you can get : Java 9 class Process has new method long getPid() — guillaume girod-vitouchkina, Mar 21 '17 at 14:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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Until Java 8 (included), you have to use workarounds.

From Java 9 onwards, there is a new getPid method in the Process class.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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answered Mar 21 '17 at 14:06

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