man/cat1/readlink.1.txt
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READLINK(1) User Commands READLINK(1)
NAME readlink - display value of a symbolic link SYNOPSIS readlink [OPTION]... FILE DESCRIPTION Display value of a symbolic link on standard output. -f, --canonicalize canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given path recursively; all but the last path component must exist -e, --canonicalize-existing canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given path recursively, all path components must exist -m, --canonicalize-missing canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given path recursively, without requirements on components existence -n, --no-newline do not output the trailing newline -q, --quiet, -s, --silent suppress most error messages -v, --verbose report error messages --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit AUTHOR Written by Dmitry V. Levin. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying condi- tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL- ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SEE ALSO The full documentation for readlink is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and readlink programs are properly installed at your site, the command info readlink should give you access to the complete manual. readlink 5.3.0 November 2004 READLINK(1) |