import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
import * as Path from "effect/Path";
import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
/**
 * Result of a createSymlink operation.
 *
 * - `"created"` — new symlink was created
 * - `"replaced"` — existing wrong symlink/directory was replaced
 * - `"no-op"` — existing symlink already points to the correct target
 * - `"skipped"` — self-reference detected (link and target resolve to same path)
 */
export type SymlinkResult = "created" | "replaced" | "no-op" | "skipped";
/**
 * Creates a relative symlink from `link` to `target`, handling the full
 * symlink lifecycle: self-reference detection, existing link inspection,
 * ELOOP recovery, directory replacement, and parent directory creation.
 *
 * Relative paths are computed using resolved parent directories to handle
 * cases where parent directories are themselves symlinks.
 */
export declare const createSymlink: (opts: {
    readonly target: string;
    readonly link: string;
}) => Effect.Effect<"created" | "skipped" | "replaced" | "no-op", import("../app-error/app-error.ts").AppError, Path.Path | FileSystem.FileSystem>;
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