linux - [Solved-4 Solutions] How to see full symlink path ? - ubuntu - red hat - debian - linux server - linux pc
Linux - Problem:
How to see full symlink path ?
Linux - Solution 1:
- realpath isn't available on all linux.
readlink -f symlinkNameclick below button to copy the code. By Linux tutorial team
- You can do the following if you have python 2.6 (or later) installed
python -c 'import os.path; print(os.path.realpath("symlinkName"))'click below button to copy the code. By Linux tutorial team
Linux - Solution 2:
realpath <path to the symlink file>click below button to copy the code. By Linux tutorial team
Linux - Solution 3:
- use the '-f' flag to print the canonicalized version.
readlink -f /root/Public/myothertextfile.txtclick below button to copy the code. By Linux tutorial team
man readlink
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-f, --canonicalize
canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively; all but the last component must existclick below button to copy the code. By Linux tutorial team
Linux - Solution 4:
ls -l /root/Public/myothertextfile.txtclick below button to copy the code. By Linux tutorial team
- But readlink would be preferred for use in a script rather than parsing ls