readlink1
Print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
Usage
readlink [OPTION] ...
FILE ...
Overview
realpath(1) is a better command for canonicalization functionality.
Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name
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-f, --canonicalize -
canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively; all but the last component must exist
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-e, --canonicalize-existing -
canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively; all components must exist
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-m, --canonicalize-missing -
canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, without requirements on components existence
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-n, --no-newline -
do not output the trailing delimiter
-q, --quiet
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-s, --silent -
suppress most error messages (on by default if POSIXLY_CORRECT is not set)
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-v, --verbose -
report error messages (on by default if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set)
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-z, --zero -
end each output line with NUL, not newline
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--help -
display this help and exit
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--version -
output version information and exit
Releases
16 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm); the text changed 14 times.
--canonicalize since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--canonicalize-existing since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--canonicalize-missing since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--help since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--no-newline since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--silent since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--verbose since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--version since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--zero since Debian 8 (Jessie);
-e since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-f since Debian 2.2 (Potato);
-m since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-n since Debian 2.2 (Potato);
-s since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-v since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-z since Debian 8 (Jessie).