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readlink

Purpose
Get the value of a symbolic link.
Synopsis
function readlink(string|txt:fname):text
Argument
fname 
A file name
Return value
Linked file name or an empty string if the file cannot be accessed.
Further information
This function can be applied to a symbolic link to get its value. The file name itself is returned if the provided file is not a symbolic link.
Related topics
getflstat, symlink, getsysstat

Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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