## Uses of Class
java.nio.file.LinkOption

Packages that use LinkOption
java.nio.file: Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.spi: Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.file` package.

### Uses of LinkOption in java.nio.file

Methods in java.nio.file that return LinkOption
`static LinkOption` LinkOption.`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static LinkOption[]` LinkOption.`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type LinkOption
`static boolean` Files.`exists(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Tests whether a file exists.
`static Object` Files.`getAttribute(Path path, String attribute, LinkOption... options)` Reads the value of a file attribute.
`static <V extends FileAttributeView> V` Files.`getFileAttributeView(Path path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)` Returns a file attribute view of a given type.
`<V extends FileAttributeView> V` SecureDirectoryStream.`getFileAttributeView(T path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)` Returns a new file attribute view to access the file attributes of a file in this directory.
`static FileTime` Files.`getLastModifiedTime(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Returns a file's last modified time.
`static UserPrincipal` Files.`getOwner(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Returns the owner of a file.
`static Set<PosixFilePermission>` Files.`getPosixFilePermissions(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Returns a file's POSIX file permissions.
`static boolean` Files.`isDirectory(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Tests whether a file is a directory.
`static boolean` Files.`isRegularFile(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Tests whether a file is a regular file with opaque content.
`SecureDirectoryStream<T>` SecureDirectoryStream.`newDirectoryStream(T path, LinkOption... options)` Opens the directory identified by the given path, returning a `SecureDirectoryStream` to iterate over the entries in the directory.
`static boolean` Files.`notExists(Path path, LinkOption... options)` Tests whether the file located by this path does not exist.
`static <A extends BasicFileAttributes> A` Files.`readAttributes(Path path, Class<A> type, LinkOption... options)` Reads a file's attributes as a bulk operation.
`static Map<String,Object>` Files.`readAttributes(Path path, String attributes, LinkOption... options)` Reads a set of file attributes as a bulk operation.
`static Path` Files.`setAttribute(Path path, String attribute, Object value, LinkOption... options)` Sets the value of a file attribute.
`Path` Path.`toRealPath(LinkOption... options)` Returns the real path of an existing file.

### Uses of LinkOption in java.nio.file.spi

Methods in java.nio.file.spi with parameters of type LinkOption
`abstract <V extends FileAttributeView> V` FileSystemProvider.`getFileAttributeView(Path path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)` Returns a file attribute view of a given type.
`abstract <A extends BasicFileAttributes> A` FileSystemProvider.`readAttributes(Path path, Class<A> type, LinkOption... options)` Reads a file's attributes as a bulk operation.
`abstract Map<String,Object>` FileSystemProvider.`readAttributes(Path path, String attributes, LinkOption... options)` Reads a set of file attributes as a bulk operation.
`abstract void` FileSystemProvider.`setAttribute(Path path, String attribute, Object value, LinkOption... options)` Sets the value of a file attribute.