Path.readLink

string readLink() const

Creates a symbolic link at this path pointing to the target.

Parameters

targetThe target path for the symlink. Creates a hard link at this path pointing to the target.

Params: target = The target path for the hard link. Reads the target of a symbolic link without resolving it.

Platform semantics:

  • POSIX: Uses readlink(2) to return the raw link target bytes as a string.
  • Windows: Returns an empty string (not implemented yet).

Returns

The target path text stored in the symlink, or an empty string

if the path is not a symlink or on error.