Java File Link createSymbolicLink(@Nonnull File symlink, File target)

Description

create Symbolic Link

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static @Nonnull File createSymbolicLink(@Nonnull File symlink, File target) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w  w w.j  av  a 2s  .c o m*/
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import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.LinkOption;
import java.nio.file.Path;

public class Main {
    public static @Nonnull File createSymbolicLink(@Nonnull File symlink, File target) throws IOException {
        Path link = symlink.toPath();
        if (!Files.exists(link, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS)) {
            link = java.nio.file.Files.createSymbolicLink(link, target.toPath());
        }
        return link.toFile();

    }
}

Related

1. addSymlinkToFileInsideWorkspace()
2. createRelativeSymlink(File link, File target, boolean relativize)
3. createSymbolicLink(File pTargetFile, File pLink)
4. followLinks(LinkOption... options)
5. getLinkOptions(boolean followLinks)
6. isLink(File f)