public static void Create(string target, string symbolicLink)
{
if (!File.Exists(target) && !Directory.Exists(target))
{
FileNotFoundException ex = new FileNotFoundException("Link target does not exist", target);
throw ex;
}
switch (Environment.OSVersion.Platform)
{
default:
throw new InvalidOperationException("Unsupported operating system");
case PlatformID.Unix:
case PlatformID.MacOSX:
if (Unix.symlink(target, symbolicLink) < 0)
{
throw Unix.Failure("Could not create link");
}
break;
case PlatformID.Win32NT:
Win32.SymbolicLinkFlags flags = File.Exists(target)
? Win32.SymbolicLinkFlags.File
: Win32.SymbolicLinkFlags.Directory;
flags |= Win32.SymbolicLinkFlags.AllowUnprivilegedCreate;
target = !Path.IsPathRooted(target)
? target
: "\\\\?\\" + Path.GetFullPath(target);
symbolicLink = "\\\\?\\" + Path.GetFullPath(symbolicLink);
if (!Win32.CreateSymbolicLink(symbolicLink, target, flags))
{
throw Win32.Failure("Could not create link");
}
break;
}
}