Java

SFTP ReadLink - Get the Target of a Symbolic Link on the Server

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Demonstrates how to retrieve the target of a symbolic link on the SFTP server.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.71 or greater.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.SFtp;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        SFtp sftp = new SFtp();

        // Pass a domain or IP address..
        String path;
        try {
            sftp.connect("my-sftp-server.com", 22);
            sftp.authenticatePw("mySFtpLogin", "mySFtpPassword");

            sftp.initializeSftp();

            // In this example, the we already have a symbolic link named "sshd_config"
            // in our SSH/SFTP user account's HOME directory.  Get the target of this link:
            path = sftp.readLink("sshd_config");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("symlink target path = " + path);

        // Output is:
        // symlink target path = /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    }
}