Java Files check file existence follow/not follow links
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) { Path firstPath = Paths.get("/home/java/users.txt"); System.out.println("exists (Do not follow links): " + Files.exists(firstPath, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS)); System.out.println("exists: " + Files.exists(firstPath)); System.out.println("notExists (Do not follow links): " + Files.notExists(firstPath, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS)); System.out.println("notExists: " + Files.notExists(firstPath)); }// w w w . j av a 2 s.c o m }