How to get hold of terminal which is already open?

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Hello i have created a new terminal session using java(on mac) Runtime.getRuntime().exec() later on in my java program i want to get hold of the terminal that i had created earlier. Is there any way to do that?

Also how can be "ctrl+c" executed in terminal through java program

I know few things about `java` and `osx`, but can't you keep a reference to it? — Joël, Jan 19 '16 at 09:46

Arnaud · Answer 1 · 2016-01-19T09:25:58.730

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Runtime.getRuntime().exec() returns a Process object, that you can stop if you want .

destroy() will stop the process

waitFor() will wait for the process to end

get Input/Error/Output Stream() methods, enable you to send data, and retrieve error output and standard output of the process.

edited Jan 19 '16 at 09:25

answered Jan 19 '16 at 09:23

Arnaud

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Thank you @Berger for the quick response. Can you explain that in bit detail? – Shanbhag Vinit Jan 19 '16 at 09:25
after a lot of tries i found that i m not able to do anything with the Process object. I wanted to quit the Terminal but i am nOt able to do so. – Shanbhag Vinit Jan 19 '16 at 12:30

How to get hold of terminal which is already open?

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