1READLINK(1)                      User Commands                     READLINK(1)
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NAME

6       readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
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SYNOPSIS

9       readlink [OPTION]... FILE...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name
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14       -f, --canonicalize
15              canonicalize  by  following  every symlink in every component of
16              the given name recursively; all  but  the  last  component  must
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19       -e, --canonicalize-existing
20              canonicalize  by  following  every symlink in every component of
21              the given name recursively, all components must exist
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23       -m, --canonicalize-missing
24              canonicalize by following every symlink in  every  component  of
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28       -n, --no-newline
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42       --help display this help and exit
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44       --version
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47       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
48       Report    readlink    translation   bugs   to   <http://translationpro‐
49       ject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

52       Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
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55       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
56       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
57       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
58       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

61       readlink(2), realpath(1), realpath(3)
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63       The full documentation for readlink is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.
64       If  the info and readlink programs are properly installed at your site,
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73GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                      READLINK(1)
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