readlink(1) Ubuntu Man Page

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.

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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.