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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# readlink
> Follow symlinks and get symlink information.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/readlink-invocation.html>.
- Get the actual file to which the symlink points:
`readlink {{path/to/file}}`
- Get the absolute path to a file:
`readlink {{[-f|--canonicalize]}} {{path/to/file}}`