| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.nio.file | 
 Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files,
 file attributes, and file systems. 
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| java.nio.file.attribute | 
 Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static Set<PosixFilePermission> | 
Files.getPosixFilePermissions(Path path,
                       LinkOption... options)
Returns a file's POSIX file permissions. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static Path | 
Files.setPosixFilePermissions(Path path,
                       Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)
Sets a file's POSIX permissions. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static PosixFilePermission | 
PosixFilePermission.valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. 
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static PosixFilePermission[] | 
PosixFilePermission.values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in
the order they are declared. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static FileAttribute<Set<PosixFilePermission>> | 
PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)
Creates a  
FileAttribute, encapsulating a copy of the given file
 permissions, suitable for passing to the createFile or createDirectory
 methods. | 
static Set<PosixFilePermission> | 
PosixFilePermissions.fromString(String perms)
Returns the set of permissions corresponding to a given  
String
 representation. | 
Set<PosixFilePermission> | 
PosixFileAttributes.permissions()
Returns the permissions of the file. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static FileAttribute<Set<PosixFilePermission>> | 
PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)
Creates a  
FileAttribute, encapsulating a copy of the given file
 permissions, suitable for passing to the createFile or createDirectory
 methods. | 
void | 
PosixFileAttributeView.setPermissions(Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)
Updates the file permissions. 
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static String | 
PosixFilePermissions.toString(Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)
Returns the  
String representation of a set of permissions. | 
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