Java tutorial
import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.FileSystems; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntry; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntryFlag; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntryPermission; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclFileAttributeView; import java.nio.file.attribute.GroupPrincipal; import java.nio.file.attribute.UserPrincipal; import java.nio.file.attribute.UserPrincipalLookupService; import java.util.List; import java.util.Set; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Path path = Paths.get("C:/home/docs/users.txt"); AclFileAttributeView view = Files.getFileAttributeView(path, AclFileAttributeView.class); List<AclEntry> aclEntryList = view.getAcl(); for (AclEntry entry : aclEntryList) { System.out.println("User Principal Name: " + entry.principal().getName()); System.out.println("ACL Entry Type: " + entry.type()); displayEntryFlags(entry.flags()); displayPermissions(entry.permissions()); System.out.println(); } } private static void displayPermissions(Set<AclEntryPermission> permissionSet) { if (permissionSet.isEmpty()) { System.out.println("No Permissions present"); } else { System.out.println("Permissions"); for (AclEntryPermission permission : permissionSet) { System.out.println(permission.name() + " "); } } } private static void displayEntryFlags(Set<AclEntryFlag> flagSet) { if (flagSet.isEmpty()) { System.out.println("No ACL Entry Flags present"); } else { System.out.println("ACL Entry Flags"); for (AclEntryFlag flag : flagSet) { System.out.println(flag.name() + " "); } } } }