Java tutorial
import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Path path1 = Paths.get("/home/docs/users.txt"); Path path2 = Paths.get("/home/docs/users.txt"); Path path3 = Paths.get("/home/music/A.mp3"); testSameFile(path1, path2); testSameFile(path1, path3); } private static void testSameFile(Path path1, Path path2) { try { if (Files.isSameFile(path1, path2)) { System.out.println("same file"); } else { System.out.println("NOT the same file"); } } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }