| 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.attribute | Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| static Set<PosixFilePermission> | Files. getPosixFilePermissions(Path path,
                       LinkOption... options)Returns a file's POSIX file permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| static Path | Files. setPosixFilePermissions(Path path,
                       Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)Sets a file's POSIX permissions. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| static PosixFilePermission | PosixFilePermission. valueOf(String name)Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. | |
| static PosixFilePermission[] | PosixFilePermission. values()Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in
the order they are declared. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | 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 thecreateFileorcreateDirectorymethods. | |
| static Set<PosixFilePermission> | PosixFilePermissions. fromString(String perms)Returns the set of permissions corresponding to a given  Stringrepresentation. | |
| Set<PosixFilePermission> | PosixFileAttributes. permissions()Returns the permissions of the file. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | 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 thecreateFileorcreateDirectorymethods. | |
| void | PosixFileAttributeView. setPermissions(Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)Updates the file permissions. | |
| static String | PosixFilePermissions. toString(Set<PosixFilePermission> perms)Returns the  Stringrepresentation of a set of permissions. | 
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