createLinkPointingTo

JVM
JRE7
1.5
fun Path . createLinkPointingTo ( target : Path ) : Path
(source)

Creates a new link (directory entry) located by this path for the existing file target .

Calling this function may require the process to be started with implementation specific privileges to create hard links or to create links to directories.

Exceptions

FileAlreadyExistsException - if a file with this name already exists (optional specific exception, some implementations may throw a more general one).

UnsupportedOperationException - if the implementation does not support creating a hard link.

See Also

Files.createLink