use crate::fs::asyncify; use std::io; use std::path::Path; /// Creates a new hard link on the filesystem. /// /// This is an async version of [`std::fs::hard_link`]. /// /// The `link` path will be a link pointing to the `original` path. Note that systems /// often require these two paths to both be located on the same filesystem. /// /// # Platform-specific behavior /// /// This function currently corresponds to the `link` function on Unix /// and the `CreateHardLink` function on Windows. /// Note that, this [may change in the future][changes]. /// /// [changes]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/index.html#platform-specific-behavior /// /// # Errors /// /// This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not /// limited to just these cases: /// /// * The `original` path is not a file or doesn't exist. /// /// # Examples /// /// ```no_run /// use tokio::fs; /// /// #[tokio::main] /// async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { /// fs::hard_link("a.txt", "b.txt").await?; // Hard link a.txt to b.txt /// Ok(()) /// } /// ``` pub async fn hard_link(original: impl AsRef, link: impl AsRef) -> io::Result<()> { let original = original.as_ref().to_owned(); let link = link.as_ref().to_owned(); asyncify(move || std::fs::hard_link(original, link)).await }