read-link ( symlink -- path )
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Vocabulary
io.files.links

Inputs
symlinka path to an existing symbolic link


Outputs
paththe path pointed to by the symbolic link


Word description
Reads the symbolic link and returns its target path.

See also
follow-link, follow-links

Definition
USING: system ;

IN: io.files.links

HOOK: read-link os ( symlink -- path )


Methods
USING: io.backend io.files.links system unix ;

M: unix read-link normalize-path read-symbolic-link ;