import java.io.*; public class CopyLines { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { String filename; if(args.length > 0) filename = args[0]; else filename = "xanadu.txt"; try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filename)); PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter("__"+filename)) ) { String line; while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) { writer.println(line); } } } }