Java SimpleFileVisitor copy directory
import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.FileAlreadyExistsException; import java.nio.file.FileVisitOption; import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor; import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes; import java.util.EnumSet; class CopyDirectory extends SimpleFileVisitor<Path> { private Path source; private Path target; public CopyDirectory(Path source, Path target) { this.source = source; this.target = target; }//from w ww .j ava 2s . com @Override public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attributes) throws IOException { System.out.println("Copying " + source.relativize(file)); Files.copy(file, target.resolve(source.relativize(file))); return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE; } @Override public FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(Path directory, BasicFileAttributes attributes) throws IOException { Path targetDirectory = target.resolve(source.relativize(directory)); try { System.out.println("Copying " + source.relativize(directory)); Files.copy(directory, targetDirectory); } catch (FileAlreadyExistsException e) { if (!Files.isDirectory(targetDirectory)) { throw e; } } return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE; } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { try { Path source = Paths.get("/home"); Path target = Paths.get("/backup"); Files.walkFileTree(source, EnumSet.of(FileVisitOption.FOLLOW_LINKS), Integer.MAX_VALUE, new CopyDirectory(source, target)); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } }