How can I open a UNC path from Linux in Java?

Question

Are there any libraries available that will allow me to read from and write to a Windows Fileshare given a UNC path from Java on Linux.

It\'s trivial on a windows bo

Answer 1

Have a look at jcifs. It sounds like what you are looking for.

From the jcifs site:

JCIFS is an Open Source client library that implements the CIFS/SMB networking protocol in 100% Java. CIFS is the standard file sharing protocol on the Microsoft Windows platform (e.g. Map Network Drive ...). This client is used extensively in production on large Intranets.