Method: Puppet::Util::Windows::File.open_symlink

Defined in:
lib/puppet/util/windows/file.rb

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future. 



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# File 'lib/puppet/util/windows/file.rb', line 218

def self.open_symlink(link_name)
  begin
    yield handle = create_file(
    link_name,
    GENERIC_READ,
    FILE_SHARE_READ,
    nil, # security_attributes
    OPEN_EXISTING,
    FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT | FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS,
    0) # template_file
  ensure
    FFI::WIN32.CloseHandle(handle) if handle
  end

  # handle has had CloseHandle called against it, so nothing to return
  nil
end