how to use the symlink function from the fs-extra library in typescript

To use the symlink function from fs-extra library in TypeScript, first install the fs-extra package and its types using the following command:

npm install --save fs-extra @types/fs-extra
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Then, you can use the symlink function in your TypeScript code as follows:

index.ts
import * as fs from 'fs-extra';

async function createSymbolicLink(): Promise<void> {
  try {
    await fs.symlink('/path/to/source', '/path/to/destination');
    console.log('Symbolic link created successfully.');
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(`Error while creating symbolic link: ${error}`);
  }
}

createSymbolicLink();
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This code uses the symlink function from the fs-extra package to create a symbolic link from the source file or directory to the destination file or directory. It handles errors using a try-catch block and logs success or failure messages to the console.