CODEWITHSUNDEEP
iphonesymlink
glutz
glutz

Reputation: 1959

Is it possible to programmatically create a symbolic link on an iPhone?

I need to create a symbolic link on iPhone devices programatically in order to avoid a lot of slow file copying. Is this possible to do and if so, how?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 917

Answers (1)

Tommy
Tommy

Reputation: 100642

It's technically possible, via the NSFileManager class. Grab the singleton instance and then use any of the calls listed under 'Linking an Item' or 'Symbolic-Link Operations' (createSymbolicLinkAtPath:withDestinationPath:error: looks like a good candidate).

Using a link rather than a direct file was a method briefly used by developers to update their Default.png programmatically, but that specific use has been outlawed by Apple. Besides that I'm afraid I have to plead ignorance on any SDK usage restrictions.

Upvotes: 5

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