[−][src]Function async_std::fs::read_link

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

Reads a symbolic link, returning the path it points to.

This function is an async version of std::fs::read_link.

Errors

An error will be returned in the following situations (not an exhaustive list):

  • path is not a symbolic link.
  • path does not exist.

Examples

use async_std::fs;

let path = fs::read_link("a.txt").await?;