Spaces in java execute path for OS X

Question

On OS X, I am trying to .exec something, but when a path contains a space, it doesn\'t work. I\'ve tried surrounding the path with quotes, escaping the space, and even usin

Answer 1

Try this:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("open /folder\\ name/toast.sh");

"\ " will just put a space in the string, but "\ " will put a "\ " in the string, which will be passed to the shell, and the shell will escape the space.

If that doesn't work, pass in the arguments as an array, one element for each argument. That way the shell doesn't get involved and you don't need bizarre escapes.

Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"open", "/folder name/toast.sh"});