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NAME

       readlink - display value of a symbolic link

SYNOPSIS

       readlink [OPTION]... FILE

DESCRIPTION

       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

AUTHOR

       Written by Dmitry V. Levin.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of  it  under  the
       terms       of       the      GNU      General      Public      License
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
       extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       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.

readlink 5.93                    November 2005                     READLINK(1)