lchown()

lchown()

function lchown(string $filename, string $user): bool

Changes user ownership of a symlink.

Parameters:

• $filename (string)
• $user (string)

Returns: bool

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/filesystem/lchown.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how lchown is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.