Linux readlink Command

What is Linux readlink Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use readlink command in Linux. readlink command is readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names.

readlink Syntax#

readlink [OPTION]... FILE...

readlink Examples#

readlink Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of readlink command. readlink command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for readlink command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man readlink

To open info page for readlink command we can use command below.

info readlink

To open help page from readlink command we can run command below.

readlink --help

Linux readlink Command Source Code#

You can find readlink command source code from the folowing repositories:

• readlink source code on GitHub
• readlink source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• readlink source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use readlink in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.