Check existance without following the symbolic links : Paths « JDK 7 « Java

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3. Paths

Check existance without following the symbolic links

import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.LinkOption;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Path firstPath = Paths.get("/home/music/users.txt");
    Path secondPath = Paths.get("/docs/status.txt");
    System.out.println("From firstPath to secondPath: "
        + firstPath.relativize(secondPath));
    System.out.println("From secondPath to firstPath: "
        + secondPath.relativize(firstPath));
    System.out.println("exists (Do not follow links): "
        + Files.exists(firstPath, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS));
    System.out.println("exists: " + Files.exists(firstPath));
    System.out.println("notExists (Do not follow links): "
        + Files.notExists(firstPath, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS));
    System.out.println("notExists: " + Files.notExists(firstPath));
    
  }
}

 

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