NAME
syd-read - Print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
SYNOPSIS
syd-read [-hmnzBDFMNPRUX] [-c n] [-d dir] [-p pid] path...
DESCRIPTION
The syd-read utility prints resolved symbolic links or canonical file names. By default last component may exist, other components must exist.
OPTIONS
| -h | Display help. |
| -c n | Cycle through the path list n times, useful for benchmarking. |
| -d dir | Resolve relative to the given directory. |
| -p pid | Resolve from the perspective of the given process ID. |
| -m | All components of the paths must exist, conflicts with -M. |
| -M | Last component must not exist, other components must exist, conflicts with -m. |
| -B | Resolve beneath the given directory, useful with -d dir. Implies -P, conflicts with -R. |
| -R | Treat the given directory as root directory, useful with -d dir. Implies -P, conflicts with -B. |
| -D | Do not traverse through ".." components. |
| -X | Do not traverse through mount points. |
| -F | Do not follow symbolic links for any of the path components. |
| -N | Do not follow symbolic links for the last path component. |
| -P | Do not resolve /proc magic symbolic links. |
| -U | Resolve unsafe /proc magic symbolic links. |
| -n | Do not output the trailing delimiter. |
| -z | End each output line with NUL not newline. |
SEE ALSO
syd(1), syd(2), syd(5), readlink(1), realpath(3)
syd homepage: https://sydbox.exherbo.org/
AUTHORS
Maintained by Ali Polatel. Up-to-date sources can be found at https://gitlab.exherbo.org/sydbox/sydbox.git and on Radicle at rad:z38HCnbmcDegA2BMxuPaPRPMdp6wF. Bugs/patches can be submitted to https://gitlab.exherbo.org/groups/sydbox/-/issues. Discuss in #sydbox on Libera Chat or in #sydbox:mailstation.de on Matrix.