Disambiguate symlink argument names

library/std/src/fs.rs

@@ -1698,12 +1698,14 @@ pub fn copy<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(from: P, to: Q) -> io::Result<u64> {
 
 /// Creates a new hard link on the filesystem.
 ///
-/// The `dst` path will be a link pointing to the `src` path. Note that systems
-/// often require these two paths to both be located on the same filesystem.
+/// The `link` path will be a link pointing to the `original` path. Note that
+/// systems often require these two paths to both be located on the same
+/// filesystem.
 ///
-/// If `src` names a symbolic link, it is platform-specific whether the symbolic
-/// link is followed. On platforms where it's possible to not follow it, it is
-/// not followed, and the created hard link points to the symbolic link itself.
+/// If `original` names a symbolic link, it is platform-specific whether the
+/// symbolic link is followed. On platforms where it's possible to not follow
+/// it, it is not followed, and the created hard link points to the symbolic
+/// link itself.
 ///
 /// # Platform-specific behavior
 ///
@@ -1718,7 +1720,7 @@ pub fn copy<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(from: P, to: Q) -> io::Result<u64> {
 /// This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not
 /// limited to just these cases:
 ///
-/// * The `src` path is not a file or doesn't exist.
+/// * The `original` path is not a file or doesn't exist.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -1731,13 +1733,13 @@ pub fn copy<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(from: P, to: Q) -> io::Result<u64> {
 /// }
 /// ```
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-pub fn hard_link<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
-    fs_imp::link(src.as_ref(), dst.as_ref())
+pub fn hard_link<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, link: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fs_imp::link(original.as_ref(), link.as_ref())
 }
 
 /// Creates a new symbolic link on the filesystem.
 ///
-/// The `dst` path will be a symbolic link pointing to the `src` path.
+/// The `link` path will be a symbolic link pointing to the `original` path.
 /// On Windows, this will be a file symlink, not a directory symlink;
 /// for this reason, the platform-specific [`std::os::unix::fs::symlink`]
 /// and [`std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file`] or [`symlink_dir`] should be
@@ -1763,8 +1765,8 @@ pub fn hard_link<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Result<(
     reason = "replaced with std::os::unix::fs::symlink and \
               std::os::windows::fs::{symlink_file, symlink_dir}"
 )]
-pub fn soft_link<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
-    fs_imp::symlink(src.as_ref(), dst.as_ref())
+pub fn soft_link<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, link: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fs_imp::symlink(original.as_ref(), link.as_ref())
 }
 
 /// Reads a symbolic link, returning the file that the link points to.

library/std/src/sys/cloudabi/shims/fs.rs

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ pub fn readlink(_p: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     unsupported()
 }
 
-pub fn symlink(_src: &Path, _dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn symlink(_original: &Path, _link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     unsupported()
 }
 

library/std/src/sys/hermit/fs.rs

@@ -377,11 +377,11 @@ pub fn readlink(_p: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     unsupported()
 }
 
-pub fn symlink(_src: &Path, _dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn symlink(_original: &Path, _link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     unsupported()
 }
 
-pub fn link(_src: &Path, _dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn link(_original: &Path, _link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     unsupported()
 }
 

library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs

@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ impl DirEntryExt for fs::DirEntry {
 
 /// Creates a new symbolic link on the filesystem.
 ///
-/// The `dst` path will be a symbolic link pointing to the `src` path.
+/// The `link` path will be a symbolic link pointing to the `original` path.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ impl DirEntryExt for fs::DirEntry {
 /// }
 /// ```
 #[stable(feature = "symlink", since = "1.1.0")]
-pub fn symlink<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
-    sys::fs::symlink(src.as_ref(), dst.as_ref())
+pub fn symlink<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, link: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
+    sys::fs::symlink(original.as_ref(), link.as_ref())
 }
 
 /// Unix-specific extensions to [`fs::DirBuilder`].

library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs

@@ -1071,28 +1071,28 @@ pub fn readlink(p: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn symlink(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let src = cstr(src)?;
-    let dst = cstr(dst)?;
-    cvt(unsafe { libc::symlink(src.as_ptr(), dst.as_ptr()) })?;
+pub fn symlink(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let original = cstr(original)?;
+    let link = cstr(link)?;
+    cvt(unsafe { libc::symlink(original.as_ptr(), link.as_ptr()) })?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn link(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let src = cstr(src)?;
-    let dst = cstr(dst)?;
+pub fn link(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let original = cstr(original)?;
+    let link = cstr(link)?;
     cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         if #[cfg(any(target_os = "vxworks", target_os = "redox", target_os = "android"))] {
             // VxWorks, Redox, and old versions of Android lack `linkat`, so use
             // `link` instead. POSIX leaves it implementation-defined whether
             // `link` follows symlinks, so rely on the `symlink_hard_link` test
             // in library/std/src/fs/tests.rs to check the behavior.
-            cvt(unsafe { libc::link(src.as_ptr(), dst.as_ptr()) })?;
+            cvt(unsafe { libc::link(original.as_ptr(), link.as_ptr()) })?;
         } else {
             // Use `linkat` with `AT_FDCWD` instead of `link` as `linkat` gives
             // us a flag to specify how symlinks should be handled. Pass 0 as
             // the flags argument, meaning don't follow symlinks.
-            cvt(unsafe { libc::linkat(libc::AT_FDCWD, src.as_ptr(), libc::AT_FDCWD, dst.as_ptr(), 0) })?;
+            cvt(unsafe { libc::linkat(libc::AT_FDCWD, original.as_ptr(), libc::AT_FDCWD, link.as_ptr(), 0) })?;
         }
     }
     Ok(())

library/std/src/sys/unsupported/fs.rs

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ pub fn readlink(_p: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     unsupported()
 }
 
-pub fn symlink(_src: &Path, _dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn symlink(_original: &Path, _link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     unsupported()
 }
 

library/std/src/sys/wasi/fs.rs

@@ -549,19 +549,19 @@ fn read_link(fd: &WasiFd, file: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn symlink(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let (dst, dst_file) = open_parent(dst)?;
-    dst.symlink(osstr2str(src.as_ref())?, osstr2str(dst_file.as_ref())?)
+pub fn symlink(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let (link, link_file) = open_parent(link)?;
+    link.symlink(osstr2str(original.as_ref())?, osstr2str(link_file.as_ref())?)
 }
 
-pub fn link(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let (src, src_file) = open_parent(src)?;
-    let (dst, dst_file) = open_parent(dst)?;
-    src.link(
+pub fn link(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let (original, original_file) = open_parent(original)?;
+    let (link, link_file) = open_parent(link)?;
+    original.link(
         wasi::LOOKUPFLAGS_SYMLINK_FOLLOW,
-        osstr2str(src_file.as_ref())?,
-        &dst,
-        osstr2str(dst_file.as_ref())?,
+        osstr2str(original_file.as_ref())?,
+        &link,
+        osstr2str(link_file.as_ref())?,
     )
 }
 

library/std/src/sys/windows/ext/fs.rs

@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ impl FileTypeExt for fs::FileType {
 
 /// Creates a new file symbolic link on the filesystem.
 ///
-/// The `dst` path will be a file symbolic link pointing to the `src`
+/// The `link` path will be a file symbolic link pointing to the `original`
 /// path.
 ///
 /// # Examples
@@ -533,13 +533,13 @@ impl FileTypeExt for fs::FileType {
 /// }
 /// ```
 #[stable(feature = "symlink", since = "1.1.0")]
-pub fn symlink_file<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
-    sys::fs::symlink_inner(src.as_ref(), dst.as_ref(), false)
+pub fn symlink_file<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, link: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
+    sys::fs::symlink_inner(original.as_ref(), link.as_ref(), false)
 }
 
 /// Creates a new directory symlink on the filesystem.
 ///
-/// The `dst` path will be a directory symbolic link pointing to the `src`
+/// The `link` path will be a directory symbolic link pointing to the `original`
 /// path.
 ///
 /// # Examples
@@ -553,6 +553,6 @@ pub fn symlink_file<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Resul
 /// }
 /// ```
 #[stable(feature = "symlink", since = "1.1.0")]
-pub fn symlink_dir<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
-    sys::fs::symlink_inner(src.as_ref(), dst.as_ref(), true)
+pub fn symlink_dir<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, link: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
+    sys::fs::symlink_inner(original.as_ref(), link.as_ref(), true)
 }

library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs

@@ -759,30 +759,32 @@ pub fn readlink(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     file.readlink()
 }
 
-pub fn symlink(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    symlink_inner(src, dst, false)
+pub fn symlink(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    symlink_inner(original, link, false)
 }
 
-pub fn symlink_inner(src: &Path, dst: &Path, dir: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let src = to_u16s(src)?;
-    let dst = to_u16s(dst)?;
+pub fn symlink_inner(original: &Path, link: &Path, dir: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let original = to_u16s(original)?;
+    let link = to_u16s(link)?;
     let flags = if dir { c::SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY } else { 0 };
     // Formerly, symlink creation required the SeCreateSymbolicLink privilege. For the Windows 10
     // Creators Update, Microsoft loosened this to allow unprivileged symlink creation if the
     // computer is in Developer Mode, but SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE must be
     // added to dwFlags to opt into this behaviour.
     let result = cvt(unsafe {
         c::CreateSymbolicLinkW(
-            dst.as_ptr(),
-            src.as_ptr(),
+            link.as_ptr(),
+            original.as_ptr(),
             flags | c::SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE,
         ) as c::BOOL
     });
     if let Err(err) = result {
         if err.raw_os_error() == Some(c::ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER as i32) {
             // Older Windows objects to SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE,
             // so if we encounter ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, retry without that flag.
-            cvt(unsafe { c::CreateSymbolicLinkW(dst.as_ptr(), src.as_ptr(), flags) as c::BOOL })?;
+            cvt(unsafe {
+                c::CreateSymbolicLinkW(link.as_ptr(), original.as_ptr(), flags) as c::BOOL
+            })?;
         } else {
             return Err(err);
         }
@@ -791,15 +793,15 @@ pub fn symlink_inner(src: &Path, dst: &Path, dir: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_vendor = "uwp"))]
-pub fn link(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let src = to_u16s(src)?;
-    let dst = to_u16s(dst)?;
-    cvt(unsafe { c::CreateHardLinkW(dst.as_ptr(), src.as_ptr(), ptr::null_mut()) })?;
+pub fn link(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let original = to_u16s(original)?;
+    let link = to_u16s(link)?;
+    cvt(unsafe { c::CreateHardLinkW(link.as_ptr(), original.as_ptr(), ptr::null_mut()) })?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_vendor = "uwp")]
-pub fn link(_src: &Path, _dst: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn link(_original: &Path, _link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "hard link are not supported on UWP"));
 }
 
@@ -883,8 +885,11 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub fn symlink_junction<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::Result<()> {
-    symlink_junction_inner(src.as_ref(), dst.as_ref())
+pub fn symlink_junction<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(
+    original: P,
+    junction: Q,
+) -> io::Result<()> {
+    symlink_junction_inner(original.as_ref(), junction.as_ref())
 }
 
 // Creating a directory junction on windows involves dealing with reparse
@@ -893,7 +898,7 @@ pub fn symlink_junction<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q) -> io::R
 //
 // http://www.flexhex.com/docs/articles/hard-links.phtml
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-fn symlink_junction_inner(target: &Path, junction: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+fn symlink_junction_inner(original: &Path, junction: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     let d = DirBuilder::new();
     d.mkdir(&junction)?;
 
@@ -911,7 +916,7 @@ fn symlink_junction_inner(target: &Path, junction: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
         // FIXME: this conversion is very hacky
         let v = br"\??\";
         let v = v.iter().map(|x| *x as u16);
-        for c in v.chain(target.as_os_str().encode_wide()) {
+        for c in v.chain(original.as_os_str().encode_wide()) {
             *buf.offset(i) = c;
             i += 1;
         }