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Java IO & NIO - Files.readSymbolicLink() Examples

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Class:

java.nio.file.Files

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

Method:

public static Path readSymbolicLink(Path link)
                             throws IOException

Reads the target of a symbolic link.

Parameters:
link - the path to the symbolic link
Returns:
a Path object representing the target of the link


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.files;

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

public class ReadSymbolicLinkExample {

    public static void main(String... args) throws IOException {
        Path dirPath = Files.createTempDirectory("test-dir");
        Path filePath = Files.createTempFile(dirPath, "test-file", ".txt");
        System.out.println("Source path: " + filePath);
        //must run as admin
        Path symPath = Files.createSymbolicLink(dirPath.resolve("sym-test-file.txt"), filePath);
        System.out.println("Symbolic link path: " + symPath);
        Path path = Files.readSymbolicLink(symPath);
        System.out.println("readSymbolicLink:  " + path);
    }
}

Output

Source path: C:\Users\Joe\AppData\Local\Temp\test-dir3055775170961546378\test-file4634677381413044378.txt
Symbolic link path: C:\Users\Joe\AppData\Local\Temp\test-dir3055775170961546378\sym-test-file.txt
readSymbolicLink:  C:\Users\Joe\AppData\Local\Temp\test-dir3055775170961546378\test-file4634677381413044378.txt

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