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.TH READLINK "1" "January 2026" "GNU coreutils 8.32" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
readlink \- print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B readlink
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,FILE\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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Note realpath(1) is the preferred command to use
for canonicalization functionality.
.PP
Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\fR
canonicalize by following every symlink in
every component of the given name recursively;
all but the last component must exist
.TP
\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\-existing\fR
canonicalize by following every symlink in
every component of the given name recursively,
all components must exist
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\-missing\fR
canonicalize by following every symlink in
every component of the given name recursively,
without requirements on components existence
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-newline\fR
do not output the trailing delimiter
.HP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
suppress most error messages (on by default)
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
report error messages
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zero\fR
end each output line with NUL, not newline
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
readlink(2), realpath(1), realpath(3)
.PP
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/readlink>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) readlink invocation\(aq
