symlink

Returns a symbolic link from the specified binary string.

This is equivalent to symlink <binary_string> inspector, but this returns a symlink object which is associated with the specified encoding. File objects created by deriving the symlink object will be read in the specified encoding.

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Returns a symlink from the specified filesystem object.

Returns a symlink from the specified string.

This is equivalent to symlink <string> inspector, but this returns a symlink object which is to be read in the specified encoding. File objects created by deriving the symlink object will be read in the specified encoding.

Returns the named symlink from the specified folder.

Returns the symlink(s) in the specified folder, whether or not they are broken. Note: This behavior differs from looking for files in a folder. Although that returns links along with the files, it doesn't return broken links.

Casts a link in the form of a file into a symlink.

Returns the last accessed time of the specified symlink.

Returns all ancestor folders (recursive parent folders) of the given symlink.

Returns the last time the specified symlink was 'changed' by either writing it or setting its inode information.

Returns the device file specified by the supplied symbolic link.

Returns the drive associated with the specified symlink as a <filesystem> object.

Returns the FIFO file (named pipe) described by the specified symbolic link (symlink).

Returns the file pointed to by the specified symlink. If the file doesn't exist, this inspector will throw a 'non-existent object' error.

Returns the filesystem on which the symlink resides.

Returns the folder pointed to by the specified symlink.

Returns the group ID of the given symlink.

Returns the group name of the specified symlink.

Returns an integer corresponding to the number of hard links attached to the specified symlink.

Returns a string corresponding to the directory in which the symlink is located.

Returns the time corresponding to the modification time of the specified symlink, not the file it points to.Example: modification time of symlink "/example/link" - Returns the time corresponding to the modification time of the given symlink, not the file it points to.Example: modification time of file "/example/link" - Returns the time corresponding to the file object that the symlink is pointing to.

Returns a string that is the full pathname of the specified symlink.

Creates a folder object corresponding to the parent folder of the given symlink.

Returns a string that contains the full pathname of the specified symlink.

Returns the socket file(s) indicated by the supplied symlink.

Returns a symlink from the specified symlink path, even if the symlink is broken.

The user ID of the user who owns this symlink.

Returns the symlink owner's (user's) name.

Returns True if the pathname pointed to by the specified symlink is available. Returns False if the file object is missing or unavailable with the current permissions.

Returns the pathname that the symlink points to.

Returns a binary string for a full path of symbolic link.

Casts a symlink type as a device file type.

Casts a symlink type as a FIFO (named pipe) file.

Converts a symlink object into the file it points to.

Converts a symlink object into the folder it points to.

Casts a symlink type as a socket file type.

Casts a symlink object as a string.

Casts a symlink, provided for completeness.