Enhance error message when creating symlink where a file is already - #5237
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Currently creating a symlink will check existing symlinks if they point to the same location. This fails if the existing path is not a link: `readlink` raises `InvalidArgumentError` As this is not user-friendly check the path for being a link first.
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Currently creating a symlink will check existing symlinks if they point to the same location.
This fails if the existing path is not a link:
readlinkraisesInvalidArgumentErrorAs this is not user-friendly check the path for being a link first.