Java file path in Linux

Question

I have a rather silly question, but I haven\'t been able to find a solution for this:

When I try and read a file I get a \"file not found error\" is runtime. It

Answer 1

Looks like you are missing a leading slash. Perhaps try:

Scanner s = new Scanner(new File("/home/me/java/ex.txt"));

(as to where it looks for files by default, it is where the JVM is run from for relative paths like the one you have in your question)