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

6       readlink - display value of a symbolic link
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SYNOPSIS

9       readlink [OPTION]... FILE
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DESCRIPTION

12       Display value of a symbolic link on standard output.
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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
17              exist
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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
25              the  given  name recursively, without requirements on components
26              existence
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28       -n, --no-newline
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31       -q, --quiet,
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36       -v, --verbose
37              report error messages
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39       --help display this help and exit
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41       --version
42              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

45       Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
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REPORTING BUGS

48       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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51       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
52       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of  it  under  the
53       terms       of       the      GNU      General      Public      License
54       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
55       extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

58       readlink(2)
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60       The  full documentation for readlink is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
61       If the info and readlink programs are properly installed at your  site,
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66       should give you access to the complete manual.
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70GNU coreutils 6.9                 March 2008                       READLINK(1)
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