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CopyOption
interface CopyOption
Known Indirect Subclasses
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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
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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|\n\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| Known Direct Subclasses [LinkOption](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/LinkOption), [StandardCopyOption](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | [LinkOption](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/LinkOption) | Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled. | | [StandardCopyOption](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption) | Defines the standard copy options. | 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Known Indirect Subclasses [LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/LinkOption#ENUM_VALUE:NOFOLLOW_LINKS), [StandardCopyOption.ATOMIC_MOVE](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption#ENUM_VALUE:ATOMIC_MOVE), [StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption#ENUM_VALUE:COPY_ATTRIBUTES), [StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption#ENUM_VALUE:REPLACE_EXISTING) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | [LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/LinkOption#ENUM_VALUE:NOFOLLOW_LINKS) | Do not follow symbolic links. | | [StandardCopyOption.ATOMIC_MOVE](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption#ENUM_VALUE:ATOMIC_MOVE) | Move the file as an atomic file system operation. | | [StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption#ENUM_VALUE:COPY_ATTRIBUTES) | Copy attributes to the new file. | | [StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption#ENUM_VALUE:REPLACE_EXISTING) | Replace an existing file if it exists. | |\n\nAn object that configures how to copy or move a file.\n\nObjects of this type may be used with the [Files.copy(Path,Path,CopyOption...)](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/Files#copy(java.nio.file.Path,%20java.nio.file.Path,%20java.nio.file.CopyOption)), [Files.copy(InputStream,Path,CopyOption...)](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/Files#copy(java.io.InputStream,%20java.nio.file.Path,%20java.nio.file.CopyOption)) and [Files.move(Path,Path,CopyOption...)](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/Files#move(java.nio.file.Path,%20java.nio.file.Path,%20java.nio.file.CopyOption)) methods to configure how a file is copied or moved.\n\nThe [StandardCopyOption](/reference/kotlin/java/nio/file/StandardCopyOption) enumeration type defines the *standard* options.\n\nSummary\n-------"]]
