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.TH READLINK 1 "2026-09-01"
.SH NAME
readlink \- Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBreadlink\fR [OPTION]... [FILE]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name.
.SH OPTIONS
.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
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
suppress most error messages
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
suppress most error messages
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
report error message
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zero\fR
separate output with NUL rather than newline
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version
.TP
<\fIfiles\fR>

.SH VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0