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       Note  realpath(1)  is the preferred command to use for canonicalization
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15       Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name
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17       -f, --canonicalize
18              canonicalize by following every symlink in  every  component  of
19              the  given  name  recursively;  all  but the last component must
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22       -e, --canonicalize-existing
23              canonicalize by following every symlink in  every  component  of
24              the given name recursively, all components must exist
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27              canonicalize  by  following  every symlink in every component of
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31       -n, --no-newline
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36       -s, --silent
37              suppress most error messages (on by default)
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39       -v, --verbose
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43              end each output line with NUL, not newline
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45       --help display this help and exit
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47       --version
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AUTHOR

51       Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
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REPORTING BUGS

54       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
55       Report    readlink   translation   bugs   to   <https://translationpro‐
56       ject.org/team/>
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59       Copyright © 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
60       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
61       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
62       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

65       readlink(2), realpath(1), realpath(3)
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67       Full  documentation  at:  <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/read‐
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69       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) readlink invocation'
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73GNU coreutils 8.30                 July 2018                       READLINK(1)
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