SSH.SFTPSession.ReadSymbolicLink

Method Signature

 Function ReadSymbolicLink(LinkPath As String, FollowAll As Boolean = False) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Comment
LinkPath	String	The path of the link to follow.
FollowAll	Boolean	Optional. If True then symlinks to symlinks are dereferenced.

Return value

Returns the path contained within the symlink, or the empty string.

Remarks

Reads the symbolic link specified by LinkPath and returns the path of the linked file/directory. If the linked file/directory is itself a symlink and FollowAll=True then that and all subsequent symlinks are followed until we reach the final target.

If the LinkPath is not actually a symlink then this method returns the empty string.

See also

• SFTPSession.CreateSymbolicLink
• SFTPSession.IsSymbolicLink