# Function std::fs::read_link

1.0.0 · source ·

    pub fn read_link<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<PathBuf>

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Reads a symbolic link, returning the file that the link points to.

## Platform-specific behavior

This function currently corresponds to the `readlink` function on Unix and the `CreateFile` function with `FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT` and `FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS` flags on Windows. Note that, this may change in the future.

## Errors

This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not limited to just these cases:

- `path` is not a symbolic link.
- `path` does not exist.

## Examples

    use std::fs;

    fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
        let path = fs::read_link("a.txt")?;
        Ok(())
    }

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