Instance Methodswift-nio 2.72.0_NIOFileSystem
destinationOfSymbolicLink(at:)
Returns the path of the item pointed to by a symbolic link.
FileSystem.swift:585- iOS
- 13.0+
- macOS
- 10.15+
- tvOS
- 13.0+
- watchOS
- 6.0+
func destinationOfSymbolicLink(at path: FilePath) async throws -> FilePath Parameters
- path
The path of a file or directory.
Returns
The path of the file or directory to which the symbolic link points to.
The destination of the symbolic link is not guaranteed to be a valid path, nor is it guaranteed to be an absolute path. If you need to open a file which is the destination of a symbolic link then the appropriate open function:
Errors
Error codes thrown include:
notFoundifpathdoes not exist.invalidArgumentif the file atpathis not a symbolic link.
Implementation details
Uses the readlink(2) system call.
Other members in extension
Type members
init(threadPool: NIOThreadPool) Creates a new
FileSystemusing the provided thread pool.
Instance members
var currentWorkingDirectory: FilePathReturns the path of the current working directory.
var temporaryDirectory: FilePathReturns a path to a temporary directory.
func copyItem(at: FilePath, to: FilePath, strategy: CopyStrategy, shouldProceedAfterError: @escaping (_ source: DirectoryEntry, _ error: Error) async throws -> Void, shouldCopyItem: @escaping (_ source: DirectoryEntry, _ destination: FilePath) async -> Bool) async throws func createDirectory(at: FilePath, withIntermediateDirectories: Bool, permissions: FilePermissions?) async throws Create a directory at the given path.
func createSymbolicLink(at: FilePath, withDestination: FilePath) async throws Creates a symbolic link between two files.
func createTemporaryDirectory(template: FilePath) async throws -> FilePath Create a temporary directory at the given path, using a template.
func info(forFileAt: FilePath, infoAboutSymbolicLink: Bool) async throws -> FileInfo? Returns information about the file at
pathif it exists; nil otherwise.func moveItem(at: FilePath, to: FilePath) async throws Moves the named file or directory to a new location.
func openDirectory(atPath: FilePath, options: OpenOptions.Directory) async throws -> DirectoryFileHandle Open the directory at
path.func openFile(forReadingAndWritingAt: FilePath, options: OpenOptions.Write) async throws -> ReadWriteFileHandle Open the file at
pathfor reading and writing.func openFile(forReadingAt: FilePath, options: OpenOptions.Read) async throws -> ReadFileHandle Open the file at
pathfor reading.func openFile(forWritingAt: FilePath, options: OpenOptions.Write) async throws -> WriteFileHandle Open the file at
pathfor writing.func removeItem(at: FilePath, recursively: Bool) async throws -> Int Deletes the file or directory (and its contents) at
path.func replaceItem(at: FilePath, withItemAt: FilePath) async throws Replaces the item at
destinationPathwith the item atexistingPath.