# Function std::fs::soft_link

1.0.0 · source ·

    pub fn soft_link<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(
        original: P,
        link: Q
    ) -> Result<()>

👎Deprecated since 1.1.0: replaced with std::os::unix::fs::symlink and std::os::windows::fs::{symlink_file, symlink_dir}
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Creates a new symbolic link on the filesystem.

The `link` path will be a symbolic link pointing to the `original` path. On Windows, this will be a file symlink, not a directory symlink; for this reason, the platform-specific `std::os::unix::fs::symlink` and `std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file` or `symlink_dir` should be used instead to make the intent explicit.

## Examples

    use std::fs;

    fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
        fs::soft_link("a.txt", "b.txt")?;
        Ok(())
    }

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