Win32::Symlink

Since the standard ruby library lacks symlink functions on Windows, this little library attempts to fill the gap.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'win32-symlink'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install win32-symlink

This library implements the following functons that mimic their ruby counterparts:

Win32::Symlink.readlink(link_name) -> file_name
Win32::Symlink.symlink?(link_name) -> true or false
Win32::Symlink.symlink(old_name, new_name) -> 0

Instead of referencing symlink functions in the Win32::Symlink module it is possible to extend the Ruby File class and use the functions as on other systems, which support symlinks directly.

require 'win32/filesymlink' if RUBY_PLATFORM.include?('mingw')

File.symlink('path to source', 'symlink')
File.symlink?('symlink')
File.readlink('symlink')