Errata - Sybex CSG 11 - Chapter 20 review question number 11

[Terrence Lee]

This review question is about Files.move(), the answer says:

Next, the NOFOLLOW_LINKS option means that if the source is a symbolic link, the link itself and not the target will be copied at runtime

The Java API doc says this about move()

If the file is a symbolic link then the symbolic link itself, not the target of the link, is moved.

 It goes on to say that the options parameter may include ATOMIC_MOVE and/or REPLACE_EXISTING.

My suggestion is to update the answer explanation to remove NOFOLLOW_LINKS because the move() method will ignore it.

[Albert Attard]

Hello.

I believe the same question is found in OCP Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 17 Developer Study Guide, this time in chapter 14 question 20.  The question talks about move(), while this sentence in the answer talks about copying.

Next, the NOFOLLOW_LINKS option means that if the source is a symbolic link, the link itself and not the target will be copied at runtime, so option C is also incorrect.

Is this a typo or am I missing something?

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

It's definitely an error. (I've added it to the errata and credited you.) I can't call it a typo because we mixed up move/copy rather than simply using the wrong word.