IS_SYMLINK is path a symbolic link
optional: mex
function ok = is_symlink(p) arguments p (1,1) string end try ok = isSymbolicLink(p); catch e switch e.identifier case "MATLAB:UndefinedFunction", ok = java.nio.file.Files.isSymbolicLink(javaPathObject(stdlib.absolute(p, "", false))); case "Octave:undefined-function", ok = S_ISLNK(stat(p).mode); otherwise, rethrow(e) end end end %!test %! if !ispc %! p = tempname(); %! assert(create_symlink(mfilename("fullpath"), p)) %! assert(is_symlink(p)) %! endif