readlink(1) General Commands Manual readlink(1) NAME readlink - Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name. SYNOPSIS readlink [-f|--canonicalize] [-e|--canonicalize-existing] [-m|--canonicalize-missing] [-n|--no-newline] [-q|--quiet] [-s|--silent] [-v|--verbose] [-z|--zero] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [files] DESCRIPTION Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name. OPTIONS -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 suppress most error messages -s, --silent suppress most error messages -v, --verbose report error message -z, --zero separate output with NUL rather than newline -h, --help Print help -V, --version Print version [files] VERSION v0.0.26 readlink 0.0.26 readlink(1)