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.Dd January 31, 2015
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.Dt READLINK 1
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.Os sbase
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm readlink
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.Nd print symbolic link target or canonical file name
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl fn
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.Ar name
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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If
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.Ar name
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is a symbolic link,
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.Nm
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writes its target to stdout.
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If
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.Fl f
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is not set and
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.Ar name
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is not a symbolic link,
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.Nm
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exits with a nonzero exit code without printing anything.
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.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl f
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Canonicalize
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.Ar name ,
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which does not need to be a symlink,
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by recursively following every symlink in its components.
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.It Fl n
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Do not output the trailing newline.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr readlink 2 ,
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.Xr realpath 3
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