os.Symlink
standard libraryThe 1912th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 1,777 times across 254 modules; 323 of those run outside tests and generated code.
No change in production calls since 2026-W37.
- prod calls
- 323
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 1,777
- total callsites
- modules
- 254
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 21%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 82%
- 1,454 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Symlink from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 30 9%
- Docker 15 5%
- containerd 12 4%
- Helm 8 2%
- KubeVirt 4 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 1,777, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop -
moby/moby @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop -
AdaLogics/go-fuzz-headers @v0.0.0-20240806141605-e8a1dd7889d6
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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buildpacks/imgutil @v0.0.0-20260824214648-e09626c50080
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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cloudflare/cloudflared @v0.0.0-20260921104736-05d053acec6c
in loop -
coder/coder @v0.27.3
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Symlink most in this snapshot.
- github.com/esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix1488%
- github.com/gruntwork-io/terragrunt674%
- github.com/photoprism/photoprism644%
- github.com/gastownhall/beads533%
- github.com/steveyegge/beads533%
siblings
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