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# init(symbolicLinkWithDestinationURL:)

Initializes the receiver as a symbolic-link file wrapper that links to a specified file.

```
init(symbolicLinkWithDestinationURL url: URL)
```

## Parameters

`url`

URL of the file the file wrapper is to reference.

## Return Value

Initialized symbolic-link file wrapper referencing `url`.

## Discussion

The file wrapper is not associated with a file-system node until you save it using [`write(to:options:originalContentsURL:)`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/write(to:options:originalContentsURL:)).

The file wrapper is initialized with open permissions: anyone can modify or read the file reference. .

## See Also

[`preferredFilename`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/preferredFilename)

The preferred filename for the file wrapper object.

[`filename`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/filename)

The filename of the file wrapper object

[`fileAttributes`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/fileAttributes)

A dictionary of file attributes.


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