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Function std.file.readLink

This function is Posix-Only.

Returns the path to the file pointed to by a symlink. Note that the path could be either relative or absolute depending on the symlink. If the path is relative, it's relative to the symlink, not the current working directory.

Prototype

string readLink(C)(
  const(C)[] link
) @safe;

Throws

FileException on error.

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.

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