syd-read(1)

syd-read1

Print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names

Usage

syd-read [-hmnzBDFMNPRUX] [-c n] [-d dir] [-p pid] path ...

Overview

The syd-read utility prints resolved symbolic links or canonical file names. By default last component may exist, other components must exist.

Options

-hDisplay help.
-c nCycle through the path list n times, useful for benchmarking.
-d dirResolve relative to the given directory.
-p pidResolve from the perspective of the given process ID.
-mAll components of the paths must exist, conflicts with -M.
-MLast component must not exist, other components must exist, conflicts with -m.
-BResolve beneath the given directory, useful with -d dir. Implies -P, conflicts with -R.
-RTreat the given directory as root directory, useful with -d dir. Implies -P, conflicts with -B.
-DDo not traverse through ".." components.
-XDo not traverse through mount points.
-FDo not follow symbolic links for any of the path components.
-NDo not follow symbolic links for the last path component.
-PDo not resolve /proc magic symbolic links.
-UResolve unsafe /proc magic symbolic links.
-nDo not output the trailing delimiter.
-zEnd each output line with NUL not newline.

Authors

Maintained by Ali Polatel. Up-to-date sources can be found at https://gitlab.exherbo.org/sydbox/sydbox.git and on Radicle at rad:z38HCnbmcDegA2BMxuPaPRPMdp6wF. Bugs/patches can be submitted to https://gitlab.exherbo.org/groups/sydbox/-/issues. Discuss in #sydbox on Libera Chat or in #sydbox:mailstation.de on Matrix.

From syd 3.59.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.