# phpman > man > kpsereadlink(1)

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## NAME
       kpsereadlink - print contents of symbolic link

## SYNOPSIS
       **kpsereadlink** _file_

## DESCRIPTION
       If  _file_  is  a  symbolic link, print its contents (what it links to), and exit successfully.
       Exit with a failure otherwise.

       On systems that do not support symbolic links, **kpsereadlink** will always fail.

## OPTIONS
       **kpsereadlink** accepts the following options:

       **--help** Print help message and exit.

### --version
              Print version information and exit.

## SEE ALSO
       [**readlink**(2)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/readlink/2/markdown)



Kpathsea 6.3.4/dev                          1 March 2011                             [KPSEREADLINK(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/KPSEREADLINK/1/markdown)