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createSymbolicLink(at:withDestinationURL:)

Creates a symbolic link at the specified URL that points to an item at the given URL.

Declaration

func createSymbolicLink(at url: URL, withDestinationURL destURL: URL) throws

Parameters

  • url:

    The file URL at which to create the new symbolic link. The last path component of the URL issued as the name of the link.

  • destURL:

    The file URL that contains the item to be pointed to by the link. In other words, this is the destination of the link.

Discussion

This method does not traverse symbolic links contained in destURL, making it possible to create symbolic links to locations that do not yet exist. Also, if the final path component in url is a symbolic link, that link is not followed.

See Also

Creating symbolic and hard links