edu.isi.pegasus.common.util
Class FindExecutable

java.lang.Object
  edu.isi.pegasus.common.util.FindExecutable

public class FindExecutable
extends Object

A convenice class that allows us to determine the path to an executable

Version:

$Revision: 3301 $

Author:

Jens Voeckler, Karan Vahi

Constructor Summary

FindExecutable()

Method Summary

static File	findExec(String name) Finds the path to an executable of a given name , based on the value of PATH environment variable.
static void	main(String[] args) Test function for the class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FindExecutable

public FindExecutable()

Method Detail

findExec

public static File findExec(String name)

Finds the path to an executable of a given name , based on the value of PATH environment variable.

Parameters:

name - the name of the executable to search for.

Returns:

the File object corresponding to the executable if found, else null

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Test function for the class

Parameters:

args -