Display value of a symbolic link on standard output.

-f, --canonicalize

canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively; all but the last component must exist

-e, --canonicalize-existing

canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, all components must exist

-m, --canonicalize-missing

canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, without requirements on components existence

-n, --no-newline

do not output the trailing newline

-q, --quiet,

-s, --silent

suppress most error messages

-v, --verbose

report error messages

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

info readlink

should give you access to the complete manual.