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ln_s

v1_8_6_287 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: FileUtils

ln_s(src, dest, options = {}) public

Options: force noop verbose

ln_s(old, new, options = {})

Creates a symbolic link new which points to old. If new already exists and it is a directory, creates a symbolic link new/old. If new already exists and it is not a directory, raises Errno::EEXIST. But if :force option is set, overwrite new.

  FileUtils.ln_s '/usr/bin/ruby', '/usr/local/bin/ruby'
  FileUtils.ln_s 'verylongsourcefilename.c', 'c', :force => true

ln_s(list, destdir, options = {})

Creates several symbolic links in a directory, with each one pointing to the item in list. If destdir is not a directory, raises Errno::ENOTDIR.

If destdir is not a directory, raises Errno::ENOTDIR.

  FileUtils.ln_s Dir.glob('bin/*.rb'), '/home/aamine/bin'

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# File lib/fileutils.rb, line 332
  def ln_s(src, dest, options = {})
    fu_check_options options, OPT_TABLE['ln_s']
    fu_output_message "ln -s#{options[:force] ? 'f' : ''} #{[src,dest].flatten.join ' '}" if options[:verbose]
    return if options[:noop]
    fu_each_src_dest0(src, dest) do |s,d|
      remove_file d, true if options[:force]
      File.symlink s, d
    end
  end

ln_s

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