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Ubuntu 9.04(Jaunty Jackalope) |
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readlink(1) |
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readlink − display value of a symbolic link
readlink [OPTION]... FILE
Display value
of a symbolic link on standard output.
−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 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
Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://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.
readlink(2)
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.
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