Can java.io.File create symbolic links in UNIX?
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Posted By:   Anonymous
Posted On:   Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:29 AM

Can java.io.File create symbolic links in UNIX?


Is there a way for java.io.File, or any other class is J2SE 1.1.x and above to create UNIX symbolic links?


Thanks.


Jee Meng.

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Re: Can java.io.File create symbolic links in UNIX?

Posted By:   Ivo_Limmen  
Posted On:   Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:37 AM

No. This is a UNIX specific thing. Windows can not create symbolic links and that is why Java does not support symbolic links. You can however create a symbolic link by starting an external process. This would make the application platform specific.
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