We would like to know how to check existance without following the symbolic links.
// w w w . j a v a 2 s .c o m 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.