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# createSymbolicLink(atPath:withDestinationPath:)

Creates a symbolic link that points to the specified destination.

```
func createSymbolicLink(atPath path: String, withDestinationPath destPath: String) throws
```

## Parameters

`path`

The path at which to create the new symbolic link. The last path component is used as the name of the link.

`destPath`

The path that contains the item to be pointed to by the link. In other words, this is the destination of the link.

## Discussion

This method does not traverse symbolic links contained in `destPath`, making it possible to create symbolic links to locations that do not yet exist. Also, if the final path component in `path` is a symbolic link, that link is not followed.

> Handling Errors in Swift:
> In Swift, this method returns `Void` and is marked with the `throws` keyword to indicate that it throws an error in cases of failure.
> 
> You call this method in a `try` expression and handle any errors in the `catch` clauses of a `do` statement, as described in [Error Handling](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/ErrorHandling.html) in [The Swift Programming Language](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/) and `About Imported Cocoa Error Parameters`.

## See Also

[`removeItem(atPath:)`](/documentation/Foundation/FileManager/removeItem(atPath:))

Removes the file or directory at the specified path.


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