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fpS_ISLNK function

In unit BaseUnix

Is file a symbolic link.

Declaration

pascal
function fpS_ISLNK(m: TMode): Boolean

Description

FpS_ISLNK checks the file mode m to see whether the file is a symbolic link. If so it returns True

See also

Example: ex53

pascal
Program Example53;

{ Program to demonstrate the S_ISLNK function. }

Uses BaseUnix,Unix;

Var Info : Stat;

begin
  if fpLStat (paramstr(1),@info)=0 then
    begin
    if fpS_ISLNK(info.st_mode) then
      Writeln ('File is a link');
    if fpS_ISREG(info.st_mode) then
      Writeln ('File is a regular file');
    if fpS_ISDIR(info.st_mode) then
      Writeln ('File is a directory');
    if fpS_ISCHR(info.st_mode) then
      Writeln ('File is a character device file');
    if fpS_ISBLK(info.st_mode) then
      Writeln ('File is a block device file');
    if fpS_ISFIFO(info.st_mode) then
      Writeln ('File is a named pipe (FIFO)');
    if fpS_ISSOCK(info.st_mode) then
      Writeln ('File is a socket');
    end;
end.

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.