=over =item symlink OLDFILE,NEWFILE X<symlink> X<link> X<symbolic link> X<link, symbolic> Creates a new filename symbolically linked to the old filename. Returns C<1> for success, C<0> otherwise. On systems that don't support symbolic links, raises an exception. To check for that, use eval: $symlink_exists = eval { symlink("",""); 1 }; Portability issues: L<perlport/symlink>. =back