Java I/O How to - Check if a path exists

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Question

We would like to know how to check if a path exists.

Answer

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

public class Main {
  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("exists: " + Files.exists(firstPath));
    System.out.println("notExists: " + Files.notExists(firstPath));
    
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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