Computer Science
READLINK(1) READLINK(1)
NAME
readlink - print contents of symbolic link
SYNOPSIS
readlink file
DESCRIPTION
If file is a symbolic link, print its contents (what it
links to), and exit successfully. Exit with a failure
otherwise.
On systems that do not support symbolic links, readlink
will always fail.
OPTIONS
readlink accepts the following additional options:
--help Print help message and exit.
--version
Print version information and exit.
SEE ALSO
readlink(2)
Kpathsea 3.3 4 January 1998 1
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