Java - Run a System Command and Return Output

Run a system command and return output:

import java.io.*;

public static String cmdExec(String cmdLine) {
    String line;
    String output = "";
    try {
        Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmdLine);
        BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader
            (new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
        while ((line = input.readLine()) != null) {
            output += (line + '\n');
        }
        input.close();
        }
    catch (Exception ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }
    return output;
}

Sample Usage:

public static void main(String[] args) {
    CmdExec cmd = new CmdExec();
    System.out.println(cmd.run("ls -a"));
}