Java Files create symbolic link to directory
import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { try {//from ww w. j a va 2 s. c o m Path targetFile = Paths.get("C:/home/docs"); Path linkFile = Paths.get("C:/home/tmp"); Files.createSymbolicLink(linkFile, targetFile); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } }