readlink

READLINK(1)                      User Commands                     READLINK(1)

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 ex-
              ist

       -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
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report    readlink   translation   bugs   to   <https://translationpro-
       ject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2018 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.

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

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

GNU coreutils 8.30              September 2019                     READLINK(1)