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

Since the most answers here dont implement the using statemant for IDisposable and some other stuff wich I think could be nessecary I will add this answer.

For C# 8.0

// Start a process with the filename or path with filename e.g. "cmd". Please note the 
//using statemant
using myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd";
// add the arguments - Note add "/c" if you want to carry out tge  argument in cmd and  
// terminate
myProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = "/c dir";
// Allows to raise events
myProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
//hosted by the application itself to not open a black cmd window
myProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
// Eventhander for data
myProcess.Exited += OnOutputDataRecived;
// Eventhandler for error
myProcess.ErrorDataReceived += OnErrorDataReceived;
// Eventhandler wich fires when exited
myProcess.Exited += OnExited;
// Starts the process
myProcess.Start();
//read the output before you wait for exit
myProcess.BeginOutputReadLine();
// wait for the finish - this will block (leave this out if you dont want to wait for 
// it, so it runs without blocking)
process.WaitForExit();

// Handle the dataevent
private void OnOutputDataRecived(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
{
    //do something with your data
    Trace.WriteLine(e.Data);
}

//Handle the error
private void OnErrorDataReceived(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
{        
    Trace.WriteLine(e.Data);
    //do something with your exception
    throw new Exception();
}    

// Handle Exited event and display process information.
private void OnExited(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
     Trace.WriteLine("Process exited");
}