diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ProcUtil.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ProcUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d05edc72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ProcUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package net.hyperic.sigar;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.jar.Attributes;
+import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+
+public class ProcUtil {
+
+    private static boolean isClassName(String name) {
+        int len = name.length();
+        for (int i=0; i<len; i++) {
+            char c = name.charAt(i);
+            if (!((c == '.') || Character.isLetter(c))) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Try to determina classname for java programs
+     */
+    public static String getJavaMainClass(SigarProxy sigar, long pid)
+        throws SigarException {
+
+        String[] args = sigar.getProcArgs(pid);
+        for (int i=1; i<args.length; i++) {
+            String arg = args[i];
+            if (isClassName(arg)) {
+                //example: "java:weblogic.Server"
+                return arg;
+            }
+            else if (arg.equals("-jar")) {
+                File file = new File(args[i+1]);
+                if (!file.isAbsolute()) {
+                    try {
+                        String cwd =
+                            sigar.getProcExe(pid).getCwd();
+                        file = new File(cwd + File.separator + file);
+                    } catch (SigarException e) {}
+                }
+
+                if (file.exists()) {
+                    JarFile jar = null;
+                    try {
+                        jar = new JarFile(file);
+                        return
+                            jar.getManifest().
+                            getMainAttributes().
+                            getValue(Attributes.Name.MAIN_CLASS);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                    } finally {
+                        if (jar != null) {
+                            try { jar.close(); }
+                            catch (IOException e){}
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                return file.toString();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/Ps.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/Ps.java
index 205da2d8..a4ff55da 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/Ps.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/cmd/Ps.java
@@ -7,17 +7,13 @@ import net.hyperic.sigar.ProcCredName;
 import net.hyperic.sigar.ProcMem;
 import net.hyperic.sigar.ProcTime;
 import net.hyperic.sigar.ProcState;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
+import net.hyperic.sigar.ProcUtil;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.jar.Attributes;
-import java.util.jar.JarFile;
 
 /**
  * Show process status.
@@ -82,63 +78,6 @@ public class Ps extends SigarCommandBase {
         return buf.toString();
     }
 
-    private static boolean isClassName(String name) {
-        int len = name.length();
-        for (int i=0; i<len; i++) {
-            char c = name.charAt(i);
-            if (!((c == '.') || Character.isLetter(c))) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    //try to guess classname for java programs
-    public static String getJavaMainClass(SigarProxy sigar, long pid)
-        throws SigarException {
-
-        String[] args = sigar.getProcArgs(pid);
-        for (int i=1; i<args.length; i++) {
-            String arg = args[i];
-            if (isClassName(arg)) {
-                //example: "java:weblogic.Server"
-                return arg;
-            }
-            else if (arg.equals("-jar")) {
-                File file = new File(args[i+1]);
-                if (!file.isAbsolute()) {
-                    try {
-                        String cwd =
-                            sigar.getProcExe(pid).getCwd();
-                        file = new File(cwd + File.separator + file);
-                    } catch (SigarException e) {}
-                }
-
-                if (file.exists()) {
-                    JarFile jar = null;
-                    try {
-                        jar = new JarFile(file);
-                        return
-                            jar.getManifest().
-                            getMainAttributes().
-                            getValue(Attributes.Name.MAIN_CLASS);
-                    } catch (IOException e) {
-                    } finally {
-                        if (jar != null) {
-                            try { jar.close(); }
-                            catch (IOException e){}
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                return file.toString();
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
     public static List getInfo(SigarProxy sigar, long pid)
         throws SigarException {
 
@@ -185,7 +124,7 @@ public class Ps extends SigarCommandBase {
         if (name.equals("java") || name.equals("javaw")) {
             String className = null;
             try {
-                className = getJavaMainClass(sigar, pid);
+                className = ProcUtil.getJavaMainClass(sigar, pid);
             } catch (SigarException e) {}
             if (className != null) {
                 name += ":" + className;