std::experimental::filesystem::copy_symlink

 

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Defined in header <experimental/filesystem>
void copy_symlink( const path& from, const path& to);	(1)	(filesystem TS)
void copy_symlink( const path& from, const path& to,                    error_code& ec );	(2)	(filesystem TS)

Copies a symlink to another location.

1) Effectively calls f(read_symlink(from), to) where f is create_symlink() or create_directory_symlink depending on whether from resolves to a file or directory.

2) Effectively calls f(read_symlink(from, ec), to, ec) where f is create_symlink() or create_directory_symlink depending on whether from resolves to a file or directory.

Parameters

from	-	path to a symbolic link to copy
to	-	destination path of the new symlink
ec	-	error code to store the error status

Return value

(none)

Exceptions

2)

noexcept specification:  

noexcept