readlink − print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
readlink [OPTION]... FILE...
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
Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
GNU coreutils
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readlink(2), realpath(1), realpath(3)
Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/readlink>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) readlink
invocation'