Unicode C

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.

Unicode C

#include <C_CkSFtpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSFtpW sftp;
    const wchar_t *path;

    success = FALSE;

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

    sftp = CkSFtpW_Create();

    // Pass a domain or IP address..
    success = CkSFtpW_Connect(sftp,L"my-sftp-server.com",22);
    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtpW_AuthenticatePw(sftp,L"mySFtpLogin",L"mySFtpPassword");
    }

    if (success == TRUE) {
        success = CkSFtpW_InitializeSftp(sftp);
    }

    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        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:
    path = CkSFtpW_readLink(sftp,L"sshd_config");
    if (CkSFtpW_getLastMethodSuccess(sftp) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSFtpW_lastErrorText(sftp));
        CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"symlink target path = %s\n",path);

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


    CkSFtpW_Dispose(sftp);

    }