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

To use the symlinkSync function provided by the fs-extra NPM library in TypeScript, you first need to install both fs-extra and its types:

npm install --save fs-extra @types/fs-extra
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Once it is installed, you can import fs-extra like this:

index.ts
import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
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Then you can use the symlinkSync function like this:

index.ts
try {
  fs.symlinkSync('/path/to/target', '/path/to/symlink');
  console.log('symlink created successfully!');
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
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The symlinkSync function takes two parameters: the target parameter is the path to the file or directory to be linked, and the path parameter is the path to the symbolic link you want to create.

The function will throw an error if the link cannot be created, such as if the target file or directory doesn't exist. It is therefore good practice to wrap the function call in a try-catch block as in the example above.

Note that the symlinkSync function creates a symbolic link synchronously, meaning that it will block the Node.js event loop until the link is created. If you want to create the link asynchronously without blocking the event loop, use the symlink function instead.