Rust

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.

Rust

let mut success = false;

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

let sftp = chilkat::SFtp::new();

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

if success {
    success = sftp.initialize_sftp().is_ok();
}

if !success {
    println!("{}", sftp.last_error_text());
    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:
let Ok(path) = sftp.read_link("sshd_config") else {
    println!("{}", sftp.last_error_text());
    return;
};

println!("symlink target path = {}", path);

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