[fs.op.read.symlink] (original) (raw)

31 Input/output library [input.output]

31.12 File systems [filesystems]

31.12.13 Filesystem operation functions [fs.op.funcs]

31.12.13.29 Read symlink [fs.op.read.symlink]

path filesystem::read_symlink(const path& p); path filesystem::read_symlink(const path& p, error_code& ec);

Returns: If p resolves to a symbolic link, a path object containing the contents of that symbolic link.

The signature with argument ec returns path() if an error occurs.

[Note 1:

It is an error if p does not resolve to a symbolic link.

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