EDIT ABOVE MAIL TO HAVE TITILE readlink exit value is TRUE as it actually must be FALSE at first depth dir. with -f or -e option e.g. in /tmp dir:
/tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT /tmp/KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 SUCCEEDS FIND IT but correct at deeper depth: /tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9/fs && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT look it up, no KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 dir.: /tmp$ ls -Apv .ICE-unix/ opera/ .X11-unix/ ssh-Xbe0jzj/ .xfsm-ICE-1BY671 .org.chromium.IfJAAT/ dbus-QZsDmoWAoc On 7/14/23, Budi <budikus...@gmail.com> wrote: > readlink exit value is TRUE as it actually must be FALSE at first > depth dir. with -f or -e option e.g. in /tmp dir: > > > /tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT > /tmp/KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 > SUCCEEDS FIND IT > > but correct at deeper depth: > > /tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9/fs && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT > > > > look it up, no KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 dir.: > > /tmp$ ls -Apv > .ICE-unix/ opera/ > .X11-unix/ ssh-Xbe0jzj/ .xfsm-ICE-1BY671 > .org.chromium.IfJAAT/ dbus-QZsDmoWAoc >