readlink (1)
NAME
readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file namesSYNOPSIS
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
- separate output with NUL rather than newline
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
AUTHOR
Written by Dmitry V. Levin.REPORTING BUGS
Report readlink bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.orgGNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report readlink translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2013 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)The full documentation for readlink is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and readlink programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- info coreutils 'readlink invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.