CopyOption

interface CopyOption

java.nio.file.CopyOption

Known Direct Subclasses LinkOption, StandardCopyOption LinkOption Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled. StandardCopyOption Defines the standard copy options.

Known Indirect Subclasses LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS, StandardCopyOption.ATOMIC_MOVE, StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS Do not follow symbolic links. StandardCopyOption.ATOMIC_MOVE Move the file as an atomic file system operation. StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES Copy attributes to the new file. StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING Replace an existing file if it exists.

An object that configures how to copy or move a file.

Objects of this type may be used with the Files.copy(Path,Path,CopyOption...), Files.copy(InputStream,Path,CopyOption...) and Files.move(Path,Path,CopyOption...) methods to configure how a file is copied or moved.

The StandardCopyOption enumeration type defines the standard options.

Summary