(Tcl) 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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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set sftp [new_CkSFtp]

# Pass a domain or IP address..
set success [CkSFtp_Connect $sftp "my-sftp-server.com" 22]
if {$success == 1} then {
    set success [CkSFtp_AuthenticatePw $sftp "mySFtpLogin" "mySFtpPassword"]
}

if {$success == 1} then {
    set success [CkSFtp_InitializeSftp $sftp]
}

if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    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:
set path [CkSFtp_readLink $sftp "sshd_config"]
if {[CkSFtp_get_LastMethodSuccess $sftp] != 1} then {
    puts [CkSFtp_lastErrorText $sftp]
    delete_CkSFtp $sftp
    exit
}

puts "symlink target path = $path"

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

delete_CkSFtp $sftp