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std::filesystem::copy_symlink

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Defined in header <filesystem>
void copy_symlink( const std::filesystem::path& from,
                   const std::filesystem::path& to);
 (1) (since C++17)
void copy_symlink( const std::filesystem::path& from,

                   const std::filesystem::path& to,

                   std::error_code& ec ) noexcept;
 (2) (since C++17)

Copies a symlink to another location.

1) Effectively calls f(read_symlink(from), to) where f is create_symlink or create_directory_symlink depending on whether from resolves to a file or directory.
2) Effectively calls f(read_symlink(from, ec), to, ec) where f is create_symlink or create_directory_symlink depending on whether from resolves to a file or directory.

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