Thread: How to find all the symbolic link in a directory in windows

I need to design a gui that will find out all the dead symbolic link from the directories. And I used the logic and syntax I find out in java orcle docs. And If I will give the direct path name of the symbolic file then it is running fine with the output and enable to find the smbolic link is active or not. Now the real problem is that , I want that logic of detection should run out through the complete files and subdirectories of the directory. So Then I used the tree walk concept to transver through the complete file system of the directory and embed the logic of the detection inside it for detection of the dead symbolic link. But now it showing erroe which is not approacable for me. I am new to java and ´This is my first project in java please help me. i will be greatful to you

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
public class To_Transver {
 
    public void walk( String path ) {
 
        File root = new File( path );
        File[] list = root.listFiles();
 
        if (list == null) return;
 
 for ( File f : list ) {
 Path link;
 String k
            k = f.getAbsolutePath();
    link=Paths.get(k);
 
            try {
 
        PrintStream format;
     format = System.out.format("Target of link" +
             " '%s' is '%s'%n", link,
             Files.readSymbolicLink(link);
  }
  catch (IOException x) {
  System.err.println(x);
  }
 
        }
    }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
        To_Transver fw = new To_Transver();
        fw.walk("C:\\" );
    }
}

Error:java.nio.file.FileSystemException: Incorrect function.

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Please copy the full text of the error message and paste it here. It has important info about the error.

What is the value in k that is passed to the get() method? Print it to see it.

I used to escape in path c:\\folder

You do not need to escape the \ if it is already in the String object. It's when the \ is used in a source statement that is read by the compiler that it needs to be escaped so the compiler knows what to do.

path.get is not working

Those two statements work for me.
Can you copy the full text of the error message and paste it here. You need to call the printStackTrace() method in the catch block to get the full text.