file readlink name

Returns the value of the symbolic link given by name (i.e. the name of the file it points to). If name isn't a symbolic link or its value cannot be read, then an error is returned. On systems that don't support symbolic links this option is undefined.

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See also edit

• file
• file link
• file type

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GNU coreutils provides "readlink -f", which outputs the canonical location for a file. Here's a TCL proc that does the same:

http://ynform.org/w/Pub/TclFileCanonicalize (Dead link as of 12-02-2014)

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