Help me with directory copying code.

Directory is not copied :( help me plzz

Code :

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import static java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.*;
 
 
public class Main {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 
		Path p1 = Paths.get("path1\\");
		Path p2 = Paths.get("path2\\new2\\");
 
		//System.out.format("%s%n", Files.isReadable(p2));
		//System.out.format("%s%n", p1.toAbsolutePath());
//		System.err.format("error");
		//System.out.format("getName()%s%n", p1.getName(0));
		//System.out.format("FileName()%s%n", p1.getFileName());
		//System.out.format(".toUri()%s%n", p1.getNameCount());
 
		Files.copy(p2, p1, REPLACE_EXISTING);
		System.out.println(p2.getFileName() + " has been successfully copied to " + (p1.toAbsolutePath()) );
 
	}
 
}

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output:

Quote:

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new2 has been successfully copied to F:\My Work\JAVA\Paths\path1

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but i cant find anything in path1 directory :(

Are you using the correct method(s) for copying the contents of a directory?
What does the API doc for the copy() method say?

i m a beginner, as far as i knw, i m using the correct api
Copying a File or Directory (The Java™ Tutorials > Essential Classes > Basic I/O)

i m als having problem in move method. when i move a directory to another folder, the source directory is deleted but i cant find any directory in the target folder..

Where does the doc say there will be anything in a copied directory?

but the tile is copying directory or file, File is copying easily, while i cant copy/move directory.

if i am wrong plz correct me, and tell me what should i do?

The API doc says:
This method (copy) can be used with the walkFileTree method to copy a directory and all entries in the directory,

There is a link there to follow.

Directories can be copied. However, files inside the directory are not copied, so the new directory is empty even when the original directory contains files.

I assume that is from the API doc for the copy() method. Is that right?

yes u are right. it is clearly saying that folder can be copied but file will not be copied there.. then why folder is not copying

What folder is missing at the end of the copy?

the source folder like
if path1 is path1/new1/copy
and path2 is path2/new2/
and i am moving/copy Path1 to path2 then copy should be copied/moved to new2 folder, but the new2 folder is empty,
however if i move/copy file like this its perfectly working

Code :

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import static java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.*;
 
 
public class Main {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 
		Path p1 = Paths.get("path1\\news.txt");
		Path p2 = Paths.get("path2\\new\\new.txt");
 
		//System.out.format("%s%n", Files.isReadable(p2));
		//System.out.format("%s%n", Files.size(p2));
//		System.err.format("error");
		//System.out.format("getName()%s%n", p1.getName(0));
		//System.out.format("FileName()%s%n", p1.getFileName());
		//System.out.format(".toUri()%s%n", p1.getNameCount());
 
		Files.copy(p2, p1, REPLACE_EXISTING);
		//System.out.println(p2.getFileName() + " has been successfully copied to " + (p1.toAbsolutePath()) );
 
	}
 
}

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this is perfectly working and file is copied to another directoty

the source folder like
if path1 is path1/new1/copy
and path2 is path2/new2/
and i am moving/copy Path1 to path2 then copy should be copied/moved to new2 folder, but the new2 folder is empty,
however if i move/copy file like this its perfectly working

Code :

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import static java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.*;
 
 
public class Main {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 
		Path p1 = Paths.get("path1\\news.txt");
		Path p2 = Paths.get("path2\\new\\new.txt");
 
		//System.out.format("%s%n", Files.isReadable(p2));
		//System.out.format("%s%n", Files.size(p2));
//		System.err.format("error");
		//System.out.format("getName()%s%n", p1.getName(0));
		//System.out.format("FileName()%s%n", p1.getFileName());
		//System.out.format(".toUri()%s%n", p1.getNameCount());
 
		Files.copy(p2, p1, REPLACE_EXISTING);
		//System.out.println(p2.getFileName() + " has been successfully copied to " + (p1.toAbsolutePath()) );
 
	}
 
}

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this is perfectly working and file is copied to another directoty

Have you solved your problem?

nop. not yet :( i will surely post it if i will solve it.. plz help :( i cant

Please explain where your problem is.
Your last statement was: this is perfectly working

i was saying that i can copy/move files this is perfectly working
but i cant copy/move directories/folder. it is not working

What happens when you execute the code posted in post#1? Does it copy the directory?

To see how to copy the contents of a directory you need to read what I referred to in post#6.

It do not copy directory.
but i can see whats wrong while i move the directory, the source directory is removed from the source dir, but it is not moved to the destination dir. where it goes i dnt knw :(

The code works for me.