How to run an adb command through a Java file? -

i have written following code , cannot quite figure out how solve error. not sure if information found useful, using mac , using editor intellij.

public class testcode {     public static void main(string[] args) throws exception {         runtime runtime = runtime.getruntime();         process process = runtime.exec("adb devices");     } } 

the result "exception in thread "main" java.io.ioexception: cannot run program "adb": error=2, no such file or directory"

however, when run command "adb devicees" terminal list of devices attached computer.

for interested, following full stack trace.

exception in thread "main" java.io.ioexception: cannot run program "adb": error=2, no such file or directory     @ java.lang.processbuilder.processexception(processbuilder.java:478)     @ java.lang.processbuilder.start(processbuilder.java:457)     @ java.lang.runtime.exec(runtime.java:593)     @ java.lang.runtime.exec(runtime.java:431)     @ java.lang.runtime.exec(runtime.java:328)     @ com.sonos.acr.test.testcode.main(testcode.java:6)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke0(native method)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke(nativemethodaccessorimpl.java:39)     @ sun.reflect.delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.invoke(delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.java:25)     @ java.lang.reflect.method.invoke(method.java:597)     @ com.intellij.rt.execution.application.appmain.main(appmain.java:120) caused by: java.io.ioexception: error=2, no such file or directory     @ java.lang.unixprocess.forkandexec(native method)     @ java.lang.unixprocess.<init>(unixprocess.java:53)     @ java.lang.processimpl.start(processimpl.java:91)     @ java.lang.processbuilder.start(processbuilder.java:452)     ... 9 more 

thank in advance suggestions, advice, and/or help.

you need use exec(string[] cmdarray) function send arguments, single argument version of function splits string on space, , spells trouble if path contains spaces.

you need specify full path (maybe /usr/bin/adb?).

like this:

process process = runtime.exec(new string[] {"/usr/bin/adb", "devices"});