liuliangsir · November 21, 2022 10:00 · Mar 14, 2018 · Mar 14, 2018
diff --git a/symlink.sh b/symlink.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Pulled from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18641864/git-bash-shell-fails-to-create-symbolic-links
+# https://stackoverflow.com/users/124119/camilo-martin
 
 # Detect windows (assumes we are in 'msysgit' or similar).
 windows() { [[ -n "$WINDIR" ]]; }

diff --git a/symlink.sh b/symlink.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Pulled from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18641864/git-bash-shell-fails-to-create-symbolic-links
+
+# Detect windows (assumes we are in 'msysgit' or similar).
+windows() { [[ -n "$WINDIR" ]]; }
+
+# Cross-platform symlink function. 
+#  With one parameter, it will check whether the parameter is a symlink. 
+#  With two parameters, it will create a symlink to a file or directory,
+#   with syntax: link $linkname $target
+link() {
+    if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
+        # Link-checking mode.
+        if windows; then
+            fsutil reparsepoint query "$1" > /dev/null
+        else
+            [[ -h "$1" ]]
+        fi
+    else
+        # Link-creation mode.
+        if windows; then
+            # Windows needs to be told if it's a directory or not. Infer that.
+            # Also: note that we convert `/` to `\`. In this case it's necessary.
+            if [[ -d "$2" ]]; then
+                cmd <<< "mklink /D \"$1\" \"${2//\//\\}\"" > /dev/null
+            else
+                cmd <<< "mklink \"$1\" \"${2//\//\\}\"" > /dev/null
+            fi
+        else
+            # You know what? I think ln's parameters are backwards.
+            ln -s "$2" "$1"
+        fi
+    fi
+}