# can-symlink

> Utility module to determine if fs.symlink commands will succeed. Useful for win32 enviornments where special permission is required for symlinking.

Latest version **1.0.0** (published 2015-12-21) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install can-symlink
pnpm add can-symlink
yarn add can-symlink
bun add can-symlink
```

Provides the command `can-symlink`.

## Health

**Score 30/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Published | 2015-12-21 |
| First published | 2015-02-11 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 1 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 (+2 in 1 direct dependencies) |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 2 |
| Author | raytiley |
| Maintainers | raytiley |
| Keywords | symlink, windows |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/can-symlink
- Repository: https://github.com/raytiley/can-symlink
- Homepage: https://github.com/raytiley/can-symlink#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/raytiley/can-symlink/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/can-symlink

## Dependencies (1)

- [tmp](https://npm.io/package/tmp.md) 0.0.28

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## Recent versions

- 1.0.0 (latest) — 2015-12-21
- 0.0.1 — 2015-02-11

## README

# Can you create symlinks?

Its easy to find out. Install using `npm install -g can-symlink`. Once installed run `can-symlink` to find out if you have what it takes to create symlinks.

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