package test; import java.nio.file.FileSystems; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.io.InputStream; import java.io.IOException; class TestInputStream { public static void main() throws IOException { Path path = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("/home/bilbo/source.txt"); InputStream is = Files.newInputStream(path); char c = (char)is.read(); System.out.println(c); } }