Since the standard ruby library lacks symlink functions on Windows, this little library attempts to fill the gap.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'win32-symlink'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install win32-symlink
This library implements the following functons that mimic their ruby counterparts:
Win32::Symlink.readlink(link_name) -> file_name
Win32::Symlink.symlink?(link_name) -> true or false
Win32::Symlink.symlink(old_name, new_name) -> 0
Instead of referencing symlink functions in the Win32::Symlink module it is possible to extend the Ruby File class and use the functions as on other systems, which support symlinks directly.
require 'win32/filesymlink' if RUBY_PLATFORM.include?('mingw')
File.symlink('path to source', 'symlink')
File.symlink?('symlink')
File.readlink('symlink')