shelljs/src/ln.js

var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');
var common = require('./common');

common.register('ln', _ln, {
  cmdOptions: {
    's': 'symlink',
    'f': 'force',
  },
});

//@
//@ ### ln([options,] source, dest)
//@
//@ Available options:
//@
//@ + `-s`: symlink
//@ + `-f`: force
//@
//@ Examples:
//@
//@ ```javascript
//@ ln('file', 'newlink');
//@ ln('-sf', 'file', 'existing');
//@ ```
//@
//@ Links `source` to `dest`. Use `-f` to force the link, should `dest` already exist.
function _ln(options, source, dest) {
  if (!source || !dest) {
    common.error('Missing <source> and/or <dest>');
  }

  source = String(source);
  var sourcePath = path.normalize(source).replace(RegExp(path.sep + '$'), '');
  var isAbsolute = (path.resolve(source) === sourcePath);
  dest = path.resolve(process.cwd(), String(dest));

  if (fs.existsSync(dest)) {
    if (!options.force) {
      common.error('Destination file exists', { continue: true });
    }

    fs.unlinkSync(dest);
  }

  if (options.symlink) {
    var isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
    var linkType = isWindows ? 'file' : null;
    var resolvedSourcePath = isAbsolute ? sourcePath : path.resolve(process.cwd(), path.dirname(dest), source);
    if (!fs.existsSync(resolvedSourcePath)) {
      common.error('Source file does not exist', { continue: true });
    } else if (isWindows && common.statFollowLinks(resolvedSourcePath).isDirectory()) {
      linkType = 'junction';
    }

    try {
      fs.symlinkSync(linkType === 'junction' ? resolvedSourcePath : source, dest, linkType);
    } catch (err) {
      common.error(err.message);
    }
  } else {
    if (!fs.existsSync(source)) {
      common.error('Source file does not exist', { continue: true });
    }
    try {
      fs.linkSync(source, dest);
    } catch (err) {
      common.error(err.message);
    }
  }
  return '';
}
module.exports = _ln;