code: def symlink(src, path):
      '''
      Create a symbolic link (symlink, soft link) to a file
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.symlink /path/to/file /path/to/link
      '''
      path = os.path.expanduser(path)
  
      try:
          if os.path.normpath(os.readlink(path)) == os.path.normpath(src):
              log.debug('link already in correct state: %s -> %s', path, src)
              return True
      except OSError:
          pass
  
      if not os.path.isabs(path):
          raise SaltInvocationError('File path must be absolute.')
  
      try:
          os.symlink(src, path)
          return True
      except (OSError, IOError):
          raise CommandExecutionError('Could not create \'{0}\''.format(path))
      return Falsf symlink(src, path):
      '''
      Create a symbolic link (symlink, soft link) to a file
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.symlink /path/to/file /path/to/link
      '''
      path = os.path.expanduser(path)
  
      try:
          if os.path.normpath(os.readlink(path)) == os.path.normpath(src):
              log.debug('link already in correct state: %s -> %s', path, src)
              return True
      except OSError:
          pass
  
      if not os.path.isabs(path):
          raise SaltInvocationError('File path must be absolute.')
  
      try:
          os.symlink(src, path)
          return True
      except (OSError, IOError):
          raise CommandExecutionError('Could not create \'{0}\''.format(path))
      return False
docs: Create a symbolic link (symlink, soft link) to a file
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.symlink /path/to/file /path/to/link