Distribution.Client.Compat.Directory

Change the time at which the file or directory was last modified.

The operation may fail with:

• isPermissionError if the user is not permitted to alter the modification time; or

• isDoesNotExistError if the file or directory does not exist.

• InvalidArgument on FAT32 file system if the time is before DOS Epoch (1 January 1980).

Some caveats for POSIX systems:

• Not all systems support utimensat, in which case the function can only emulate the behavior by reading the access time and then setting both the access and modification times together. On systems where utimensat is supported, the modification time is set atomically with nanosecond precision.

• If compiled against a version of unix prior to 2.7.0.0, the function would not be able to set timestamps with sub-second resolution. In this case, there would also be loss of precision in the access time.

Create a file symbolic link. The target path can be either absolute or relative and need not refer to an existing file. The order of arguments follows the POSIX convention.

To remove an existing file symbolic link, use removeFile.

Although the distinction between file symbolic links and directory symbolic links does not exist on POSIX systems, on Windows this is an intrinsic property of every symbolic link and cannot be changed without recreating the link. A file symbolic link that actually points to a directory will fail to dereference and vice versa. Moreover, creating symbolic links on Windows may require privileges unavailable to users outside the Administrators group. Portable programs that use symbolic links should take both into consideration.

On Windows, the function is implemented using CreateSymbolicLink. Since 1.3.3.0, the SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE flag is included if supported by the operating system. On POSIX, the function uses symlink and is therefore atomic.

Windows-specific errors: This operation may fail with permissionErrorType if the user lacks the privileges to create symbolic links. It may also fail with illegalOperationErrorType if the file system does not support symbolic links.

Check whether an existing path is a symbolic link. If path is a regular file or directory, False is returned. If path does not exist or is otherwise inaccessible, an exception is thrown (see below).

On Windows, this checks for FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT. In addition to symbolic links, the function also returns true on junction points. On POSIX systems, this checks for S_IFLNK.

The operation may fail with:

• isDoesNotExistError if the symbolic link does not exist; or

• isPermissionError if the user is not permitted to read the symbolic link.

Retrieve the target path of either a file or directory symbolic link. The returned path may not be absolute, may not exist, and may not even be a valid path.

On Windows systems, this calls DeviceIoControl with FSCTL_GET_REPARSE_POINT. In addition to symbolic links, the function also works on junction points. On POSIX systems, this calls readlink.

Windows-specific errors: This operation may fail with illegalOperationErrorType if the file system does not support symbolic links.