Package net.ssehub.easy.basics.os

Class UnixOperations

java.lang.Object

net.ssehub.easy.basics.os.UnixOperations

public class UnixOperations
extends Object

Utility functions for operations on a Unix/Linux/(Mac) operating system.

Author:

Sascha El-Sharkawy

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
private	UnixOperations()	Avoid initialization of utility class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static File	resolveSymbolicLink(File file)	Detect symbolic links and to resolve the original file, recursively.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

UnixOperations

private UnixOperations()

Avoid initialization of utility class.

Method Details

resolveSymbolicLink

public static File resolveSymbolicLink(File file)
                                throws IOException

Detect symbolic links and to resolve the original file, recursively.

Parameters:

file - A file or folder which may be a symbolic link.

Returns:

The same file if it is null or if it is not a symbolic link, otherwise the target of the link will be returned.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs, e.g. this command was executed on Windows

See Also:

• http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/links.html#detect