Check existance without following the symbolic links in Java
Description
The following code shows how to check existance without following the symbolic links.
Example
//from w w w .j a va 2 s . c om
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.LinkOption;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Path firstPath = Paths.get("/home/music/users.txt");
Path secondPath = Paths.get("/docs/status.txt");
System.out.println("exists (Do not follow links): " + Files.exists(firstPath, LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS));
}
}
The code above generates the following result.