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Updated on 2023-03-21 GMT+08:00
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Using obsutil to Upload a Symbolic Link

obsutil supports the upload of the real path to which the symbolic link points when a file or folder is uploaded. You can specify the command-level parameter link to implement this function when running commands for upload or incremental synchronization upload.

  • obsutil can identify symbolic links pointing to folders. If a symbolic link points to a folder, obsutil recursively scans the contents in the folder.
  • Avoid the symbolic link loop of a folder, otherwise, the upload will exit due to panic. If you do not want the system to panic, set panicForSymbolicLinkCircle to false in the configuration file.
  • The symbolic link and the shortcut on the Windows OS are two different types. obsutil cannot identify the shortcut on the Windows OS.
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