Manual: gnureadlink

READLINK(1)						User Commands						 READLINK(1)

NAME
       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.

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

       Full documentation 
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) readlink invocation'

       Packaged by Ubuntu (9.7-3ubuntu2)
       Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later .
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

GNU coreutils 9.7					January 2026						 READLINK(1)