/// <summary>
/// Move a file to the destination, then put a symlink in the original location
/// pointing to the destination copy.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sourcePath"></param>
/// <param name="destinationPath"></param>
public static IFileLocation MoveAndLink(this IFileLocation source, IFileLocation destination)
{
// If the destination is null, return null
if (destination == null)
return null;
// Make sure you don't try to copy over yourself
if (source.FullName.Equals(destination.FullName))
return source;
// If you're a symbolic link, don't move anything, as you don't have anything real to move.
// The symbolic link is probably there because this method was called previously
// and if you move the link, it will break, accomplishing nothing useful.
// If you're an actual file, move it to the destination
if (!source.Attributes.HasFlag(FileAttributes.ReparsePoint))
source.MoveTo(destination);
// Then put a symlink in the place of the source pointing to the destination
destination.RelativeSymlinkTo(source);
return destination;
}
