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Deno.readLinkSync

Returns the full path destination of the named symbolic link.

Deno.symlinkSync("./test.txt", "./test_link.txt");
const target = Deno.readLinkSync("./test_link.txt"); // full path of ./test.txt

Throws TypeError if called with a hard link

Requires allow-read permission.

function readLinkSync( path: string | URL) : string;
readLinkSync( path: string | URL) : string

Parameters

path: string | URL

Return Type

string