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Java IO & NIO - Files.isSameFile() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java IO & NIO Java Java API 

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Class:

java.nio.file.Files

java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Objectjava.nio.file.Filesjava.nio.file.FilesLogicBig

Method:

public static boolean isSameFile(Path path,
                                 Path path2)
                          throws IOException

Tests whether two paths point to the same file.

Parameters:
path - one path to the file
path2 - the other path
Returns:
true if, and only if, the two paths locate the same file


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.files;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class IsSameFileExample {

    public static void main(String... args) throws IOException {
        Path path = Files.createTempFile("test-file", ".txt");
        Path otherPath = Paths.get(path.toString());
        boolean sameFile = Files.isSameFile(path, otherPath);
        System.out.println(sameFile);

        Path anotherPath = Files.createTempFile("test-file", ".txt");
        sameFile = Files.isSameFile(path, anotherPath);
        System.out.println(sameFile);
    }
}

Output

true
false

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