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READLINK(1)			 User Commands			   READLINK(1)

NAME
       readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names

SYNOPSIS
       readlink [OPTION]... FILE...

DESCRIPTION
       Note  realpath(1)  is the preferred command to use for canonicalization
       functionality.

       Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name

       -f, --canonicalize
	      canonicalize by following every symlink in  every	 component  of
	      the  given  name	recursively;  all  but the last component must
	      exist

       -e, --canonicalize-existing
	      canonicalize by following every symlink in  every	 component  of
	      the given name recursively, all components must exist

       -m, --canonicalize-missing
	      canonicalize  by	following  every symlink in every component of
	      the given name recursively, without requirements	on  components
	      existence

       -n, --no-newline
	      do not output the trailing delimiter

       -q, --quiet,

       -s, --silent
	      suppress most error messages (on by default)

       -v, --verbose
	      report error messages

       -z, --zero
	      end each output line with NUL, not newline

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Dmitry V. Levin.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report	 readlink    translation   bugs	  to   <http://translationpro‐
       ject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.	 License  GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is	 free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       readlink(2), realpath(1), realpath(3)

       Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/readlink>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) readlink invocation'

GNU coreutils 8.28		 October 2017			   READLINK(1)

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