(Objective-C) SFTP ReadLink - Get the Target of a Symbolic Link on the Server

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.

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#import <CkoSFtp.h>
#import <NSString.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;
}

// 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:
NSString *path = [sftp ReadLink: @"sshd_config"];
if (sftp.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",sftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@%@",@"symlink target path = ",path);

// Output is:  
// symlink target path = /etc/ssh/sshd_confi