(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$sftp = New-Object Chilkat.SFtp

# Pass a domain or IP address..
$success = $sftp.Connect("my-sftp-server.com",22)
if ($success -eq $true) {
    $success = $sftp.AuthenticatePw("mySFtpLogin","mySFtpPassword")
}

if ($success -eq $true) {
    $success = $sftp.InitializeSftp()
}

if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# 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 = $sftp.ReadLink("sshd_config")
if ($sftp.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($sftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("symlink target path = " + $path)

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