R: Creates a symbolic file link

linkTo.GenericDataFile {R.filesets} | R Documentation

## Creates a symbolic file link

### Description

Creates a symbolic file link to a `GenericDataFile` at/from a given destination pathname.

### Usage

    ## S3 method for class 'GenericDataFile'
    linkTo(this, filename=getFilename(this), path=NULL, skip=!overwrite, overwrite=FALSE,
      ...)

### Arguments

`filename, path` | The filename and the path for the link. The default is to use the same filename as the source file.
`skip` | If `TRUE` and a file with the same name as argument `link` already exists, then the nothing is done.
`overwrite` | If `TRUE`, an existing link file is overwritten, otherwise not.
`...` | Additional arguments passed to `createLink`.

### Value

Returns a `GenericDataFile` (of the same class as the source file) refering to the file via the link.

### Required privileges on Windows

In order for this method to succeed on Windows, the client/R session must run with sufficient privileges. See `createLink` for more details.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

### See Also

To copy a `GenericDataFile`, see `*copyTo()`. Internally `createLink` is used. For more information see `GenericDataFile`.

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