READLINK(1)                 General Commands Manual                READLINK(1)

NAME
       readlink - Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name.

SYNOPSIS
       readlink [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name.

OPTIONS
       -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
              suppress most error messages

       -s, --silent
              suppress most error messages

       -v, --verbose
              report error message

       -z, --zero
              separate output with NUL rather than newline

       -h, --help
              Print help

       -V, --version
              Print version

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VERSION
       v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0

                                  2026-09-01                       READLINK(1)