Run bash on android

Question

I try run bash on android using next code:

    Process proc = null;

    try 
   {
        proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("/bin/bash");                      

    } catch (IOException e) 
   {
        e.printStackTrace();
   }
   if (proc != null)
   {
    //some code
   }else
    System.out.println("NULL");

But proc always is null. What I do wrong?

Just checking: Is the device rooted? And perhaps you should use /bin/sh instead of /bin/bash? — Thomas Padron-McCarthy, Mar 01 '12 at 08:48
This related question should help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8094562/how-to-run-bash-script-in-my-android — Andreas Dolk, Mar 01 '12 at 08:49

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 01 '12 at 09:10

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Bash is usually not available on Android devices, and the location of the bin directory is different too. Try this one:

proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("/system/bin/sh");

answered Mar 01 '12 at 09:10

ramdroid

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