Append a line.

Append text to a Java file, creating it if necessary.

Java Main.java
import java.util.*;
import java.nio.file.*;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Files.writeString(Path.of("notes.txt"), "second\n", StandardCharsets.UTF_8, StandardOpenOption.CREATE, StandardOpenOption.APPEND);
        System.out.print(Files.readString(Path.of("notes.txt")));
    }
}

Expected output EXAMPLE

first
second

Details

Save as Main.java. Compile with javac Main.java, then run java Main. Uses only the Java standard library; tested with OpenJDK 21.

✓ Verified

Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · openjdk 21.0.12.1 2026-08-18 · openjdk-21-jdk-headless 21.0.12.1+1-1~24.04.4

Test inputs, results and environment

The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.

Architecture / host kernel
x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Snippet identity / locale
uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
Interpreter invocation
javac Main.java && java Main
Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd
Code SHA-256
7fa91af8d1ed899f63df71697ff663314c0ea69f9b55362cdb77c223d94c6af7
Dependencies
openjdk-21-jdk-headless 21.0.12.1+1-1~24.04.4

Test input setup

These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.

printf 'first\n' > notes.txt

Observed standard output

first
second

Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.