: '''file readlink''' ''name'' Returns the value of the symbolic link given by ''name'' (i.e. the name of the file it points to). If ''name'' isn't a symbolic link or its value cannot be read, then an error is returned. On systems that don't support symbolic links this option is undefined. ---- **See also** * [file] * [file link] * [file type] ---- GNU coreutils provides "readlink -f", which outputs the canonical location for a file. Here's a TCL proc that does the same: http://ynform.org/w/Pub/TclFileCanonicalize <> Tcl syntax help | Command | File | Introspection