How To: Execute command line in C#, get STD OUT results

Question

How do I execute a command-line program from C# and get back the STD OUT results? Specifically, I want to execute DIFF on two files that are programmatically selected and wr

Answer 1

This might be useful for someone if your attempting to query the local ARP cache on a PC/Server.

List results = new List();

        using (Process p = new Process())
        {
            p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
            p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            p.StartInfo.Arguments = "/c arp -a";
            p.StartInfo.FileName = @"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe";
            p.Start();

            string line;

            while ((line = p.StandardOutput.ReadLine()) != null)
            {
                if (line != "" && !line.Contains("Interface") && !line.Contains("Physical Address"))
                {
                    var lineArr = line.Trim().Split(' ').Select(n => n).Where(n => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(n)).ToArray();
                    var arrResult = new string[]
                {
                   lineArr[0],
                   lineArr[1],
                   lineArr[2]
                };
                    results.Add(arrResult);
                }
            }

            p.WaitForExit();
        }