Java tutorial
import java.nio.file.FileSystems; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.LinkOption; import java.nio.file.Path; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Path path = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("/home/docs/users.txt"); displayFileAttributes(path); } private static void displayFileAttributes(Path path) throws Exception { String format = "Exists: %s %n" + "notExists: %s %n" + "Directory: %s %n" + "Regular: %s %n" + "Executable: %s %n" + "Readable: %s %n" + "Writable: %s %n" + "Hidden: %s %n" + "Symbolic: %s %n" + "Last Modified Date: %s %n" + "Size: %s %n"; System.out.printf(format, Files.exists(path, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS), Files.notExists(path, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS), Files.isDirectory(path, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS), Files.isRegularFile(path, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS), Files.isExecutable(path), Files.isReadable(path), Files.isWritable(path), Files.isHidden(path), Files.isSymbolicLink(path), Files.getLastModifiedTime(path, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS), Files.size(path)); } }