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Function std.file.symlink

This function is POSIX-Only.

void symlink(RO, RL) (
  RO original,
  RL link
)
if ((isInputRange!RO && !isInfinite!RO && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!RO) || isConvertibleToString!RO) && (isInputRange!RL && !isInfinite!RL && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!RL) || isConvertibleToString!RL));

Creates a symbolic link (symlink).

Parameters

NameDescription
original The file that is being linked. This is the target path that's stored in the symlink. A relative path is relative to the created symlink.
The symlink to create. A relative path is relative to the current working directory.

Throws

FileException on error (which includes if the symlink already exists).

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.