readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
SYNOPSIS
readlink [OPTION]... FILE...
DESCRIPTION
realpath(1) is a better command 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 any translation bugs to [https://translationproject.org/team/]
SEE ALSO
readlink(2), realpath(1), realpath(3)
Full documentation [https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/readlink] or available locally via: info '(coreutils) readlink invocation'
Packaged by Debian (9.7-3) Copyright © 2025 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.