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Paths (Java Platform SE 8 )
April 21, 2026 - Java™ Platform Standard Ed. 8 ... This class consists exclusively of static methods that return a Path by converting a path string or URI.
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Path (Java Platform SE 8 )
April 21, 2026 - Java™ Platform Standard Ed. 8 ... An object that may be used to locate a file in a file system. It will typically represent a system dependent file path.
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Java’s Paths.get() Method Explained | Medium
September 8, 2024 - Explore how Java's Paths.get() method simplifies cross-platform file management by converting strings or URIs into file paths with ease.
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jdk8u_jdk/src/share/classes/java/nio/file/Path.java at master · JetBrains/jdk8u_jdk
* <p> Paths may be used with the {@link Files} class to operate on files, * directories, and other types of files. For example, suppose we want a {@link · * java.io.BufferedReader} to read text from a file "{@code access.log}". The · * file is located in a directory "{@code logs}" relative to the current working · * directory and is UTF-8 encoded.
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Path (Java SE 23 & JDK 23 [build 1])
Path path = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("logs", "access.log"); BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
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r/GalliumOS on Reddit: Setting the Path for a Java 8 directory
March 21, 2020 -

I am trying to download Java 8.

The program I am trying to run doesn't support java 9, so I can't do the default sudo apt-get install, but I have downloaded and unpacked the linux tar.gz file from Java.com.

However, even though I moved the downloaded folder into the usr directory, it won't run - I don't have a path to it.

My question is: How do I set the path? I realize I need to set the path to an executable file, but which one is the executable?

The java version I am using is Java 8u241 for linux x64 (the non-rpm download)

The download is found here

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Paths (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 )
January 20, 2026 - It is recommended to obtain a Path via the Path.of methods instead of via the get methods defined in this class as this class may be deprecated in a future release.
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Java NIO2 Path API | Baeldung
January 8, 2024 - A Path object contains the file name and directory list used to construct the path and is used to examine, locate, and manipulate files. The helper class, java.nio.file.Paths (in plural form) is the formal way of creating Path objects.
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Java – Path vs File | Baeldung
April 20, 2024 - In Java, Path and File are classes responsible for file I/O operations.
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How to use Java Path Interface. Java 8 has a Path interface which comes… | by Suren K | TechInPieces | Medium
August 6, 2018 - How to use Java Path Interface Java 8 has a Path interface which comes very handy when we need to parse through a file or some path of an entity to build other objects. Path interface has some useful …
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Paths (Java Platform SE 8 )
April 21, 2026 - JavaScript is disabled on your browser · Frame Alert · This document is designed to be viewed using the frames feature. If you see this message, you are using a non-frame-capable web client. Link to Non-frame version
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Java NIO Path
A Java Path instance represents a path in the file system. A path can point to either a file or a directory. A path can be absolute or relative. An absolute path contains the full path from the root of the file system down to the file or directory ...
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Java Files, Path
October 11, 2023 - Using Java 8's Stream API, the solution looks much more elegant: import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Paths; import java.util.List; import java.util.stream.Collectors; import java.util.stream.Stream; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { Stream<String> stream = Files.lines(Paths.get("C:\\Users\\Username\\Desktop\\pushkin.txt")); List<String> result = stream .filter(line -> line.startsWith("As")) .map(String::toUpperCase) .collect(Collectors.toList()); result.forEach(System.out::println); } } We achieved the same result, but with much less code!
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How does this work?

There is a java.exe in C:\Windows\System32 or something similar that is commonly on the path that points at your 'current' installation, which is controlled by a registry key (HKLM/Software/JavaSoft/ or something similar). Installing the JRE8 second overwrote the 'current version' choice in that registry key, which is causing the java.exe in the system path to go for that one, and not the java.exe from JDK14.

Do you need a JRE / JREs are obsolete.

The real problem is installing a JRE8. Why did you do that? You probably do not need it. You don't need a JRE to run java stuff if you have a JDK (a JDK has all things that a JRE has), JREs as a concept is dead (starting with java9, there are no JREs anymore; the model has changed; instead of end users downloading JREs from oracle and your app from you, the new model is that end users download the JRE and the app, all from you, using for example jlink to create a custom (smaller) JRE just for your app, and thus end users no longer have this 2-step thing which is confusing, and you get to control which version of the 'JRE' is installed, as you installed it).

How do I fix it?

There might be a control panel widget to change the way the win\sys32 java.exe works. Otherwise, go hunt for that JavaSoft key in the registry, find the subkey in there called 'Current Version', and change it to the same key as what describes the j14 install (probably that key is called '14').

That, or, just uninstall JRE8. You don't need it, it's basically unsupported software at this point; leaving it installed is not great for your system's security.

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Path (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 )
January 20, 2026 - Path path = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("logs", "access.log"); BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8); Paths associated with the default provider are generally interoperable with the java.io.File class. Paths created by other providers are unlikely to be interoperable with the abstract path names represented by java.io.File.
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Differences Between Paths.get and Path.of | Baeldung
January 8, 2024 - As we can see, the only thing Paths.get() does is call Path.of(). Therefore, the two methods return an identical result. We’ll now comment on the difference between those two methods. Before Java 8, it was not possible to define a default static method inside an interface.