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vfs.link

 
 

Library: File system utilities (OMVFS)
Import: omvfs.xmd

Declaration

export external function link
                value string path
        on      value directory on-dir optional
        to      value string linkname
        in      value directory link-dir optional

Argument definitions

path
The file or directory target of the link.
on-dir
A connected vfs.directory object. If this parameter is specified, the path parameter is interpreted relative to the vfs.directory and must be expressed as a relative URL.
linkname
The name of the symbolic link.
link-dir
A connected vfs.directory object. If this parameter is specified, the linkname parameter is interpreted relative to the vfs.directory and must be expressed as a relative URL.


Purpose

You can use vfs.link to create a symbolic link for a file or directory. vfs.link works only on a UNIX platform.

  import "omvfs.xmd" prefixed by vfs.
  
  process
      vfs.link "../myFiles/holland.txt"
          to "ozfile.txt"

Exceptions

The following exceptions may occur:

    Related Syntax
   vfs.directory
 
  Other Library Functions
   vfs.change-directory
   vfs.change-owner
   vfs.change-permissions
   vfs.close
   vfs.connect
   vfs.connect-directory
   vfs.copy
   vfs.cursor-position
   vfs.default-certificates-file
   vfs.delete-directory
   vfs.delete-file
   vfs.describe
   vfs.describe-file
   vfs.directory
   vfs.directory-name
   vfs.disconnect
   vfs.file
   vfs.file-directory
   vfs.file-name
   vfs.link
   vfs.list
   vfs.lock
   vfs.make-directory
   vfs.move
   vfs.move-cursor
   vfs.omvfs-version
   vfs.open
   vfs.open-file-system
   vfs.open-ftp
   vfs.open-http
   vfs.open-https
   vfs.reader
   vfs.set-default-certificates-file
   vfs.truncate
   vfs.unlock
   vfs.writer
 
 

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