createSymlink

Creates a symbolic link.

bool

createSymlink

(

TargetT

LinkT

)

(

TargetT target

,

LinkT link

,

SymlinkTargetType targetType

,

SymlinkCreateUnprivileged allowUnprivileged = SymlinkCreateUnprivileged.no

)

if (

(

isInputRange!TargetT &&

!isInfinite!TargetT

&&

isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!TargetT)

||

isConvertibleToString!TargetT

) &&

(

isInputRange!LinkT &&

!isInfinite!LinkT

&&

isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!LinkT)

||

isConvertibleToString!LinkT

)

)

Parameters

target TargetT: The filesystem object to create a link to.
link LinkT: The path to the new symbolic link.
targetType SymlinkTargetType: Indicates the filesystem object type of target. Has no effect on non-Windows.
allowUnprivileged SymlinkCreateUnprivileged: Windows only. Allows creation of symbolic links without administrative privileges. Developer Mode must be enabled on the system for it to function.

Return Value

Type: bool

true on success.

See Also

SymlinkTargetType

Meta

Source

See Implementation

symlinkd symlink aliases

enums

SymlinkTargetType

functions