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e32. Listing the File System Roots

UNIX file systems have a single root, `/'. On Windows, each drive is a root. For example the C drive is represented by the root C:\.

    File[] roots = File.listRoots();
    for (int i=0; i<roots.length; i++) {
        process(roots[i]);
    }

Related Examples

e28. Getting the Current Working Directory
e29. Creating a Directory
e30. Deleting a Directory
e31. Listing the Files or Subdirectories in a Directory
e33. Traversing the Files and Directories Under a Directory

See also: Encodings Filenames and Pathnames Files Parsing Reading and Writing Serialization

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