Creating&Resolving symlinks in Go

main.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
)

func main() {
	dir, err := os.Getwd()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Could not get working directory: %v", err)
	}

	err = os.Chmod(dir+"/executable.sh", 0777)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Could not chmod of the file: %v", err)
	}

	// create a new symbolic or "soft" link
	symLinkPath := "/usr/local/bin/"
	symLinkFile := "hello"

	err = os.Symlink(dir+"/executable.sh", filepath.Join(symLinkPath+symLinkFile))
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Could not create symlink: %v", err)
	}

	// resolve symlinks
	fileInfo, err := os.Lstat(filepath.Join(symLinkPath + symLinkFile))
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Could not stat symlink: %v", err)
	}

	if fileInfo.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
		originFile, err := os.Readlink(filepath.Join(symLinkPath + fileInfo.Name()))

		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("Could not read symlink: %v", err)
		}

		fmt.Println("Resolved symlink to : ", originFile)
	}

}