import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import java.util.jar.*; import java.util.regex.*; String[] expected = { "ext", "ext/file.txt", "ext/dir/file.txt", }; for ( String path : expected ) { File file = new File( basedir, path ); System.out.println( "Checking for existence of " + file ); if ( !file.exists() ) { System.out.println( "FAILURE!" ); return false; } } String[] unexpected = { "target/link.txt", "target/link", "target", "target2/link.txt", "target2/link", "target2", }; for ( String path : unexpected ) { File file = new File( basedir, path ); System.out.println( "Checking for absence of " + file ); if ( file.exists() ) { System.out.println( "FAILURE!" ); return false; } }