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Return `true` if a symbolic link currently exists at `path`&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdls&lowbar;filesystemutil&period;h&gt;`

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static
bool
isSymbolicLink(char const* path);
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== Description

Return `true` if there currently exists a symbolic link at the specified `path`, and `false` otherwise&period; Windows directory junctions are treated as directory symbolic links&period; The parameterized `STRING&lowbar;TYPE` must be one of `bsl&colon;&colon;string`, `std&colon;&colon;string`, `std&colon;&colon;pmr&colon;&colon;string` (if supported), `bsl&colon;&colon;string&lowbar;view`, or `bslstl&colon;&colon;StringRef`&period;

== Return Value

`true` if `path` is a symbolic link, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *path*
| filesystem path to test
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