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*** 31,41 **** * systems. The API to access file and file system attributes is defined in the * {@link java.nio.file.attribute} package. The {@link java.nio.file.spi} * package is used by service provider implementors wishing to extend the * platform default provider, or to construct other provider implementations. </p> * ! * <h3><a name="links">Symbolic Links</a></h3> * <p> Many operating systems and file systems support for <em>symbolic links</em>. * A symbolic link is a special file that serves as a reference to another file. * For the most part, symbolic links are transparent to applications and * operations on symbolic links are automatically redirected to the <em>target</em> * of the link. Exceptions to this are when a symbolic link is deleted or --- 31,41 ---- * systems. The API to access file and file system attributes is defined in the * {@link java.nio.file.attribute} package. The {@link java.nio.file.spi} * package is used by service provider implementors wishing to extend the * platform default provider, or to construct other provider implementations. </p> * ! * <h3><a id="links">Symbolic Links</a></h3> * <p> Many operating systems and file systems support for <em>symbolic links</em>. * A symbolic link is a special file that serves as a reference to another file. * For the most part, symbolic links are transparent to applications and * operations on symbolic links are automatically redirected to the <em>target</em> * of the link. Exceptions to this are when a symbolic link is deleted or
*** 43,53 **** * target of the link. This package includes support for symbolic links where * implementations provide these semantics. File systems may support other types * that are semantically close but support for these other types of links is * not included in this package. </p> * ! * <h3><a name="interop">Interoperability</a></h3> * <p> The {@link java.io.File} class defines the {@link java.io.File#toPath * toPath} method to construct a {@link java.nio.file.Path} by converting * the abstract path represented by the {@code java.io.File} object. The resulting * {@code Path} can be used to operate on the same file as the {@code File} * object. The {@code Path} specification provides further information --- 43,53 ---- * target of the link. This package includes support for symbolic links where * implementations provide these semantics. File systems may support other types * that are semantically close but support for these other types of links is * not included in this package. </p> * ! * <h3><a id="interop">Interoperability</a></h3> * <p> The {@link java.io.File} class defines the {@link java.io.File#toPath * toPath} method to construct a {@link java.nio.file.Path} by converting * the abstract path represented by the {@code java.io.File} object. The resulting * {@code Path} can be used to operate on the same file as the {@code File} * object. The {@code Path} specification provides further information
*** 63,73 **** * network-filesystem protocols. This is true regardless of the language in which * these other programs are written, and whether they are running on the same machine * or on some other machine. The exact nature of any such inconsistencies are * system-dependent and are therefore unspecified. </p> * ! * <h3><a name="integrity">Synchronized I/O File Integrity</a></h3> * <p> The {@link java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption#SYNC SYNC} and {@link * java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption#DSYNC DSYNC} options are used when opening a file * to require that updates to the file are written synchronously to the underlying * storage device. In the case of the default provider, and the file resides on * a local storage device, and the {@link java.nio.channels.SeekableByteChannel --- 63,73 ---- * network-filesystem protocols. This is true regardless of the language in which * these other programs are written, and whether they are running on the same machine * or on some other machine. The exact nature of any such inconsistencies are * system-dependent and are therefore unspecified. </p> * ! * <h3><a id="integrity">Synchronized I/O File Integrity</a></h3> * <p> The {@link java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption#SYNC SYNC} and {@link * java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption#DSYNC DSYNC} options are used when opening a file * to require that updates to the file are written synchronously to the underlying * storage device. In the case of the default provider, and the file resides on * a local storage device, and the {@link java.nio.channels.SeekableByteChannel
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