method

link

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: File

link(p1, p2) public

Creates a new name for an existing file using a hard link. Will not overwrite new_name if it already exists (raising a subclass of SystemCallError). Not available on all platforms.

   File.link("testfile", ".testfile")   #=> 0
   IO.readlines(".testfile")[0]         #=> "This is line one\n"

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     File.link(old_name, new_name)    => 0
 *  
 *  Creates a new name for an existing file using a hard link. Will not
 *  overwrite <i>new_name</i> if it already exists (raising a subclass
 *  of <code>SystemCallError</code>). Not available on all platforms.
 *     
 *     File.link("testfile", ".testfile")   #=> 0
 *     IO.readlines(".testfile")[0]         #=> "This is line one\n"
 */

static VALUE
rb_file_s_link(klass, from, to)
    VALUE klass, from, to;
{
#ifdef HAVE_LINK
    SafeStringValue(from);
    SafeStringValue(to);

    if (link(StringValueCStr(from), StringValueCStr(to)) < 0) {
        sys_fail2(from, to);
    }
    return INT2FIX(0);
#else
    rb_notimplement();
    return Qnil;                /* not reached */
#endif
}

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