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  4. RRRREEEEAAAALLLLPPPPAAAATTTTHHHH((((1111))))                                                        RRRREEEEAAAALLLLPPPPAAAATTTTHHHH((((1111))))
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  8. NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
  9.      readlink - prints the value of a symbolic link
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  11. SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
  12.      ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp////rrrreeeeaaaaddddlllliiiinnnnkkkk _p_a_t_h
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  14. DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
  15.      _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_k provides command-line access to the readlink(2) system call.
  16.      _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_k uses the readlink(2) system call to print the value of a
  17.      symbolic link to stdout.  If _p_a_t_h is not a symbolic link, _p_a_t_h is printed
  18.      ant a non-zero exit status is returned.
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  20.      The _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_k command is intended for use by developers who need access to
  21.      symbolic link contents for their FTR rules.
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  23. EEEEXXXXAAAAMMMMPPPPLLLLEEEE
  24.      Suppose that /usr/people/guest is a symlink to
  25.      /otherdisk/usr/people/guest and that the current working directory is
  26.      /usr/people.
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  28.      % /usr/lib/desktop/readlink /usr/people/guest
  29.      /otherdisk/usr/people/guest
  30.      % echo $status
  31.      0
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  33.      % /usr/lib/desktop/readlink guest
  34.      /otherdisk/usr/people/guest
  35.      % echo $status
  36.      0
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  38.      % /usr/lib/desktop/readlink aBadFileName
  39.      aBadFileName
  40.      % echo $status
  41.      255
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  43. SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
  44.      readlink(2), realpath(1)
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  63.                                                                         PPPPaaaaggggeeee 1111
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