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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 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 |
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