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diff --git a/butl/filesystem b/butl/filesystem index ab39f36..565f465 100644 --- a/butl/filesystem +++ b/butl/filesystem @@ -120,6 +120,41 @@ namespace butl using auto_rmfile = auto_rm<path>; using auto_rmdir = auto_rm<dir_path>; // Note: recursive (rm_r). + // Create a symbolic link to a file (default) or directory (third argument + // is true). Throw std::system_error on failures. + // + // Note that Windows symlinks are currently not supported. + // + void + mksymlink (const path& target, const path& link, bool dir = false); + + // Create a symbolic link to a directory. Throw std::system_error on + // failures. + // + inline void + mksymlink (const dir_path& target, const dir_path& link) + { + mksymlink (target, link, true); + } + + // Create a hard link to a file (default) or directory (third argument is + // true). Throw std::system_error on failures. + // + // Note that on Linix, FreeBSD and some other platforms the target can not + // be a directory. While Windows support directories (via junktions), this + // is currently not implemented. + // + void + mkhardlink (const path& target, const path& link, bool dir = false); + + // Create a hard link to a directory. Throw std::system_error on failures. + // + inline void + mkhardlink (const dir_path& target, const dir_path& link) + { + mkhardlink (target, link, true); + } + // Return timestamp_nonexistent if the entry at the specified path // does not exist or is not a path. All other errors are reported // by throwing std::system_error. Note that this function resolves |