SymlinkFollowMode

Determines how symlinks are followed.

Members

Name	Description
NEVER	Never follow symlinks.
ALWAYS	Materialize all symlinks, whether they are internal or external to the source directory.
EXTERNAL	Only follows symlinks that are external to the source directory.
BLOCK_EXTERNAL	Forbids source from having any symlinks pointing outside of the source tree.

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NEVER

Never follow symlinks.

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ALWAYS

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

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EXTERNAL

Only follows symlinks that are external to the source directory.

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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.

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