readlink — display value of a symbolic link
readlink [OPTION...] FILE
Display value of a symbolic link on standard output.
−f, −−canonicalizecanonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively; all but the last component must exist
−e, −−canonicalize−existingcanonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, all components must exist
−m, −−canonicalize−missingcanonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, without requirements on components existence
−n, −−no−newlinedo not output the trailing newline
−q, −−quiet,
−s, −−silentsuppress most error messages
−v, −−verbosereport error messages
−−helpdisplay this help and exit
−−versionoutput version information and exit
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 readlink
should give you access to the complete manual.
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