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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  if  POSIXLY_CORRECT  is
	    not set)

     -v, --verbose
	    report error messages (on by default if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set)

     -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
     Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
     GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
     General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
     Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C) 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.

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'

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 		     READLINK(1)

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