Set mode to 777 when creating folders using File.mkdirs in Java

Question

I'm using the following Java code to create a file inside several folders:

Path pathOut = Paths.get("./", year, month, day, processId, "METADATA.txt");

File fileOut = pathOut.toFile();

boolean f = fileOut.getParentFile().mkdirs();

It works perfectly, but I'd need to set the permissions for each subfolder to '777'. Is it possible using mkdirs method or do I need to change the logic and use another approach?

Thanks!

**tl;dr**: Use the "new" NIO 2 `Path` class and the methods in `Files` if you want to control file permissions. — Joachim Sauer, Nov 26 '19 at 14:20

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 26 '19 at 14:19

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Permission 777 is the same as rwxrwxrwx. Thus, you can set the required permission as follows:

Files.setPosixFilePermissions(path, PosixFilePermissions.fromString("rwxrwxrwx"))

answered Nov 26 '19 at 14:19

Arvind Kumar Avinash

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Set mode to 777 when creating folders using File.mkdirs in Java

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