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SymlinkFollowMode

Determines how symlinks are followed.

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Name Description
SymlinkFollowMode_NEVER Never follow symlinks.
SymlinkFollowMode_ALWAYS Materialize all symlinks, whether they are internal or external to the source directory.
SymlinkFollowMode_EXTERNAL Only follows symlinks that are external to the source directory.
SymlinkFollowMode_BLOCK_EXTERNAL Forbids source from having any symlinks pointing outside of the source tree.

SymlinkFollowMode_NEVER

Never follow symlinks.

SymlinkFollowMode_ALWAYS

Materialize all symlinks, whether they are internal or external to the source directory.

SymlinkFollowMode_EXTERNAL

Only follows symlinks that are external to the source directory.

SymlinkFollowMode_BLOCK_EXTERNAL

Forbids source from having any symlinks pointing outside of the source tree.

This is the safest mode of operation as it ensures that copy operations won't materialize files from the user's file system. Internal symlinks are not followed.

If the copy operation runs into an external symlink, it will fail.