Java File Attribute makeExecutable(File file)

Description

Attempt to make the given file executable.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	the file to be made executable

Return

true if the file is executable

Declaration

public static boolean makeExecutable(File file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from ww w  . j  a v a 2s  . c o  m
 * Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Eclipse Public License v1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Attempt to make the given file executable.
     * 
     * @param file the file to be made executable
     * @return {@code true} if the file is executable
     */
    public static boolean makeExecutable(File file) {
        // Try to make the file executable for all users.
        if (file.setExecutable(true, false)) {
            return true;
        }
        // If that fails, then try to make it executable for the current user.
        return file.setExecutable(true, true);
    }
}

Related

1. findUnixExecutable(String unixCommandLineExecutables)
2. javaExecutable(File jre)
3. launchExecutable(String executable, List args, Preferences preferences)
4. makeCurrentDirectoryThatOfExecutable(String executable)
5. makeExecutable(File file)
6. makeExecutable(File file)
7. makeExecutable(File file)
8. makeExecutable(File target)
9. makeExecutable(String path)