How to know the level of a symlink in linux?
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For example, if a symlink
a -> b
b -> c
c -> d
say, the symlink level of a is 3.
Then, is there any utility to get this info? And, also I want to get the expansion detail of a symlink, which will show me something like:
1. /abc/xyz is expanded to /abc/xy/z (lrwx--x--x root root)
2. /abc/xy/z is expanded to /abc/xy-1.3.2/z (lrwx--x--x root root)
3. /abc/xy-1.3.2/z is expanded to /abc/xy-1.3.2/z-4.6 (lrwx--x--x root root)
4. /abc/xy-1.3.2/z-4.6 is expanded to /storage/121/43/z_4_6 (lrwx--x--x root root)
5. /storage/121/43/z_4_6 is expanded to /media/kitty_3135/43/z_4_6 (lrwx--x--x root root)
So I can diagnostic with the symlinks. Any idea?
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