Commons IO

Commons IO is a library of utilities to assist with developing IO functionality.

There are six main areas included:

Utility classes - with static methods to perform common tasks
Input - useful Input Stream and Reader implementations
Output - useful Output Stream and Writer implementations
Filters - various implementations of file filters
Comparators - various implementations of java.util.Comparator for files
File Monitor - a component for monitoring file system events

Releases

Commons IO 2.5 (requires JDK 1.6+)

Commons IO 2.5 is the latest version and requires a minimum of JDK 1.6 - Download now!

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Commons IO 2.4 (requires JDK 1.6+)

Commons IO 2.4 requires a minimum of JDK 1.6 - Download now!

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Commons IO 2.2 (requires JDK 1.5+)

Commons IO 2.2 requires a minimum of JDK 1.5 - Download now!

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Older Releases

For previous releases, see the Apache Archive.

Support

The commons mailing lists act as the main support forum. The user list is suitable for most library usage queries. The dev list is intended for the development discussion. Please remember that the lists are shared between all commons components, so prefix your email by [io].

Issues may be reported via ASF JIRA. Please read the instructions carefully to submit a useful bug report or enhancement request.