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Function `std.file.symlink`

This function is POSIX-Only.


						
				void symlink(RO, RL)(
				
  RO original,
				
  RL link
				

				)
				

				if ((isSomeFiniteCharInputRange!RO || isConvertibleToString!RO) && (isSomeFiniteCharInputRange!RL || isConvertibleToString!RL));

Creates a symbolic link (symlink).

Parameters

Name	Description
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.
link	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.