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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: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>;
       Report    readlink   translation   bugs   to   <https://translationpro-
       ject.org/team/>
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <https://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:  <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/read-
       link>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) readlink invocation'
GNU coreutils 8.30                 July 2018                       READLINK(1)