Index: sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp
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diff -u -rb7649e74aeebe1545ba0db9aabe2b41f0a28baec -r7d6fa45cd6ab5806153706ce7092872220678de3
--- sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision b7649e74aeebe1545ba0db9aabe2b41f0a28baec)
+++ sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision 7d6fa45cd6ab5806153706ce7092872220678de3)
@@ -425,3 +425,17 @@
     dir.setFilter(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Dirs | QDir::Hidden | QDir::Readable);
     return dir.entryList();
 }
+
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   FileHandler::isPathSymLink
+ * \details Determines if the path passed is a symbolic link
+ * \param   vFilePath  - the targeted filepath to check
+ * \return  true if path is a symbolic link, false otherwise
+ */
+bool FileHandler::isPathSymLink(const QString &vFilePath)
+{
+    QFileInfo fileInfo(vFilePath);
+    //DEBUG: qDebug() << vFilePath << fileInfo.isSymbolicLink() << fileInfo.isSymLink();
+    return fileInfo.isSymbolicLink();
+}