C

SFTP HardLink - Create a Hard Link using the hardlink@openssh.com Extension

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Demonstrates how to create a hard link on the SFTP server using the hardlink@openssh.com extension. Note: This only works on servers supporting the hardlink@openssh.com extension.

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

C

#include <C_CkSFtp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtp sftp;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    sftp = CkSFtp_Create();

    // Pass a domain or IP address..
    success = CkSFtp_Connect(sftp,"my-sftp-server.com",22);
    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw(sftp,"mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword");
    }

    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtp_InitializeSftp(sftp);
    }

    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    // Create a hard link on the server.
    // We'll create the hard link named "somefile2.txt" in our HOME directory
    // which links to the file somefile.txt also in our HOME directory.
    success = CkSFtp_HardLink(sftp,"somefile.txt","somefile2.txt");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSFtp_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    printf("Successfully created hard link.\n");


    CkSFtp_Dispose(sftp);

    }