Executing bash script with tilde in path

Question

I am trying to execute in linux:

command[0] = "~/test/bin/runScript_sh";
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);

But get an exception java.io.IOException: Cannot run program
error=2, No such file or directory

Probably because it can not evaluate tilde.

What can be done?

Answer 1

I would replace it myself.

if(path.s.substring(0,1).contains("~"))
    path = path.replaceFirst("~",System.getProperty("user.home"));

Which gets you the string you want.

Answer 2

You can get the user's home directory with System.getProperty:

command[0] = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/test/bin/runScript_sh";