Java Files copy file using nio

Introduction

The following program copies a file using a call to a NIO method: copy().

It is a static method defined by Files. 

static Path copy(Path src, Path dest, CopyOption ... how) throws IOException

CopyOption can be: 

StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES     Request that the file's attributes be copied.  
StandardLinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS      Do not follow symbolic links. 
StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING    Overwrite a preexisting file. 

// Copy a file using NIO.
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String args[]) {


      try {// w  ww.j av  a 2  s.c  o  m
         Path source = Paths.get("Main.java");
         Path target = Paths.get("Main1.java");

         // Copy the file.
         Files.copy(source, target, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);

      } catch (InvalidPathException e) {
         System.out.println("Path Error " + e);
      } catch (IOException e) {
         System.out.println("I/O Error " + e);
      }
   }
}



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