symlinkFile -- make a symbolic link to a file

Synopsis

• Usage:

  symlinkFile(src,dst)

• Inputs:
  • src, a string
  • dst, a string
• Consequences:

  • a symbolic link at the location in the directory tree specified by dst is created, pointing to src

Description

i1 : fn = temporaryFileName()

o1 = /tmp/M2-499805-0/0

i2 : symlinkFile("qwert", fn)

i3 : fileExists fn

o3 = false

i4 : readlink fn

o4 = qwert

i5 : removeFile fn

See also

• symlinkDirectory -- make symbolic links for all files in a directory tree