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readlinkSync

function readlinkSync
Jump to headingreadlinkSync(
path: PathLike,
options?: EncodingOption,
): string

Returns the symbolic link's string value.

See the POSIX readlink(2) documentation for more details.

The optional options argument can be a string specifying an encoding, or an object with an encoding property specifying the character encoding to use for the link path returned. If the encoding is set to 'buffer', the link path returned will be passed as a Buffer object.

Parameters Jump to heading

Return Type Jump to heading

string
Jump to headingreadlinkSync(): Buffer

Synchronous readlink(2) - read value of a symbolic link.

Parameters Jump to heading

A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the file: protocol.

The encoding (or an object specifying the encoding), used as the encoding of the result. If not provided, 'utf8' is used.

Return Type Jump to heading

Buffer
Jump to headingreadlinkSync(
path: PathLike,
options?: EncodingOption,
): string | Buffer

Synchronous readlink(2) - read value of a symbolic link.

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A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the file: protocol.

The encoding (or an object specifying the encoding), used as the encoding of the result. If not provided, 'utf8' is used.

Return Type Jump to heading

string | Buffer
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