Query for system (not JVM) uptime in Java [duplicate]

Question

Is there a OS-neutral method of querying for system (not JVM - I am aware of RuntimeMXBean.getUptime()) uptime in JavaSE 6 ?

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Answer 1

Yes and no.

• There are system specific ways of querying uptime (e.g. uptime on *nix)
• There are ways to detect the operating system.
• There is a small finite number of likely operating systems.
• And you're in a general purpose programming environment, so...