Uses of Interface java.nio.file.CopyOption (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Interface
java.nio.file.CopyOption

- Packages that use CopyOption
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
  java.nio.file.spi | Service-provider classes for the ``java.nio.file`` package.

- - ### Uses of CopyOption in java.nio.file

    Classes in java.nio.file that implement CopyOption
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `LinkOption` Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.
    `class` | `StandardCopyOption` Defines the standard copy options.

    Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type CopyOption
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static long` | Files.`copy(InputStream in, Path target, CopyOption... options)` Copies all bytes from an input stream to a file.
    `static Path` | Files.`copy(Path source, Path target, CopyOption... options)` Copy a file to a target file.
    `static Path` | Files.`move(Path source, Path target, CopyOption... options)` Move or rename a file to a target file.

  - ### Uses of CopyOption in java.nio.file.spi

    Methods in java.nio.file.spi with parameters of type CopyOption
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract void` | FileSystemProvider.`copy(Path source, Path target, CopyOption... options)` Copy a file to a target file.
    `abstract void` | FileSystemProvider.`move(Path source, Path target, CopyOption... options)` Move or rename a file to a target file.

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