Java Files check if a path is symbolic link
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 = null;/*from w w w .java 2 s . co m*/ Path path2 = null; path1 = Paths.get("/home/java/users.txt"); path2 = Paths.get("/home/css/users.txt"); System.out.println(Files.isSymbolicLink(path1)); System.out.println(Files.isSymbolicLink(path2)); } }