(Objective-C) SFTP HardLink - Create a Hard Link using the hardlink@openssh.com Extension

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.

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#import <CkoSFtp.h>

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

CkoSFtp *sftp = [[CkoSFtp alloc] init];

// Pass a domain or IP address..
BOOL success = [sftp Connect: @"my-sftp-server.com" port: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 22]];
if (success == YES) {
    success = [sftp AuthenticatePw: @"mySFtpLogin" password: @"mySFtpPassword"];
}

if (success == YES) {
    success = [sftp InitializeSftp];
}

if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",sftp.LastErrorText);
    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 = [sftp HardLink: @"somefile.txt" newPath: @"somefile2.txt"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Successfully created hard link.");