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Function std.file.isSymlink
Returns whether the given file is a symbolic link.
bool isSymlink(R)
(
R name
) @property
if (isInputRange!R && !isInfinite!R && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!R) && !isConvertibleToString!R);
bool isSymlink(R)
(
auto ref R name
) @property
if (isConvertibleToString!R);
On Windows, returns true
when the file is either a symbolic link or a
junction point.
Parameters
Name | Description |
---|---|
name | The path to the file. |
Returns
true if name is a symbolic link
Throws
FileException
if the given file does not exist.
Example
import std .exception : assertThrown;
auto source = deleteme ~ "source";
auto target = deleteme ~ "target";
assert(!source .exists);
assertThrown!FileException(source .isSymlink);
// symlinking isn't available on Windows
version (Posix)
{
scope(exit) source .remove, target .remove;
target .write("target");
target .symlink(source);
writeln(source .readText); // "target"
assert(source .isSymlink);
assert(source .getLinkAttributes .attrIsSymlink);
}
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