Java Path get real path by not following symbolic link
import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.LinkOption; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { try {/* www. j a v a 2s.c o m*/ Path p = Paths.get("test3.txt"); // Do not follow link for p, if it is a symbolic link Path realPath = p.toRealPath(LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS); System.out.println("RealPath:" + realPath); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }