* mkdir invocation:: Make directories
* mkfifo invocation:: Make FIFOs (named pipes)
* mknod invocation:: Make block or character special files
-* readlink invocation:: Print the referent of a symbolic link
+* readlink invocation:: Print value of a symlink or canonical file name
* rmdir invocation:: Remove empty directories
* unlink invocation:: Remove files via unlink syscall
* mkdir invocation:: Make directories.
* mkfifo invocation:: Make FIFOs (named pipes).
* mknod invocation:: Make block or character special files.
-* readlink invocation:: Print the referent of a symbolic link.
+* readlink invocation:: Print value of a symlink or canonical file name.
* rmdir invocation:: Remove empty directories.
* unlink invocation:: Remove files via the unlink syscall
@end menu
@node readlink invocation
-@section @command{readlink}: Print the referent of a symbolic link
+@section @command{readlink}: Print value of a symlink or canonical file name
@pindex readlink
@cindex displaying value of a symbolic link
+@cindex canonical file name
+@cindex canonicalize a file name
@command{readlink} may work in one of two supported modes: