Java - execute a program with options, like ls -l

Question

1. In Java, how do I execute a linux program with options, like this:

   ls -a (the option is -a),

   and another: ./myscript name=john age=2

Answer 1

Apache Commons has a library built to handle this type of thing. I wish I knew about it before I coded something like this by hand. I found it later on. It takes options in various formats for a command line program.

Apache Commons CLI