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@vtj / node / ensureSymlinkSync

Variable: ensureSymlinkSync()

const ensureSymlinkSync: (src, dest, type?) => void = fs.ensureSymlinkSync

Defined in: packages/node/src/fs.ts:21

Ensures that the symlink exists. If the directory structure does not exist, it is created.

Parameters

src

string

dest

string

type?

Type

It is only available on Windows and ignored on other platforms.

Returns

void

Example

import * as fs from 'fs-extra'

const srcPath = '/tmp/file.txt'
const destPath = '/tmp/this/path/does/not/exist/file.txt'
fs.ensureSymlinkSync(srcPath, destPath)
// symlink has now been created, including the directory it is to be placed in