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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+
+int main()
+{
+ int output=0;
+ int error_code =0 ;
+ output =symlink("timothy/home/tests/new_dir" "timothy/home/test/new_dir_link");
+ output=mkdir("timothy/home/test/new_dir_link" );
+ printf("output %d\n",output);
+ if (output <0 ) {
+ error_code = errno;
+ printf("error code %d\n",error_code);
+ printf("Error description is : %s\n",strerror(errno));
+ }
+ return 0;
+}