readlink(1)

NAME

   readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names

SYNOPSIS

   readlink [OPTION]... FILE...

DESCRIPTION

   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

   -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

   GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
   Report          readlink          translation          bugs          to
   <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright    2016  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
   GPL version 3 or later <http://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.

SEE ALSO

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

   Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/readlink>
   or available locally via: info '(coreutils) readlink invocation'

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