GNU coreutils 8.32
March 2020
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NAME
readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
SYNOPSIS
readlink [\,OPTION\/]... \,FILE\/...
DESCRIPTION
Note realpath(1) is the preferred command to use 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 |
AUTHOR
Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
REPORTING BUGS
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
readlink(2), realpath(1), realpath(3)
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/readlink>
or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) readlink invocation\(aq
or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) readlink invocation\(aq