Manpages - readlink.1

readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names

readlink [/OPTION/]… FILE…

*realpath*(1) is a better command for canonicalization functionality.

Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name

-f, –canonicalize

canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively; all but the last component must exist

-e, –canonicalize-existing

canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, all components must exist

-m, –canonicalize-missing

canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, without requirements on components existence

-n, –no-newline

do not output the trailing delimiter

-q, –quiet

-s, –silent

suppress most error messages (on by default)

-v, –verbose

report error messages

-z, –zero

end each output line with NUL, not newline

–help

display this help and exit

–version

output version information and exit

Written by Dmitry V. Levin.

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*readlink*(2), *realpath*(1), *realpath*(3)

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