--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Creates a symbolic link called <em>new_name</em> for the existing file <em>old_name</em>. Raises a <tt>NotImplemented</tt> exception on platforms that do not support symbolic links.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   File.symlink(&quot;testfile&quot;, &quot;link2test&quot;)   #=&gt; 0\n"
full_name: File::symlink
is_singleton: true
name: symlink
params: |
  File.symlink(old_name, new_name)   => 0

visibility: public