KPSEREADLINK(1)
π NAME π
okay so bestie, this is kpsereadlink β it prints the contents of a symbolic link. that's it, that's the vibe. β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
kpsereadlink file
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
If file is a symbolic link, kpsereadlink prints its contents (what it links to), and exits successfully. no cap. π
Otherwise? it exits with a failure. yep. π
On systems that do not support symbolic links, kpsereadlink will always fail. literally always. π
β¨ OPTIONS β¨
kpsereadlink accepts the following options:
--helpβ print help message and exit. π«Ά--versionβ print version information and exit. π
π SEE ALSO π
readlink(2) β if you wanna go deeper, this is the one, bestie. π₯
This page is serving Kpathsea 6.4.1, dated 1 March 2011, and the manual page is KPSEREADLINK(1) β iconic behavior, periodt. π
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