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+'\" t
+.\" Title: namei
+.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
+.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.20
+.\" Date: 2023-11-21
+.\" Manual: User Commands
+.\" Source: util-linux 2.39.3
+.\" Language: English
+.\"
+.TH "NAMEI" "1" "2023-11-21" "util\-linux 2.39.3" "User Commands"
+.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq
+.el .ds Aq '
+.ss \n[.ss] 0
+.nh
+.ad l
+.de URL
+\fI\\$2\fP <\\$1>\\$3
+..
+.als MTO URL
+.if \n[.g] \{\
+. mso www.tmac
+. am URL
+. ad l
+. .
+. am MTO
+. ad l
+. .
+. LINKSTYLE blue R < >
+.\}
+.SH "NAME"
+namei \- follow a pathname until a terminal point is found
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.sp
+\fBnamei\fP [options] \fIpathname\fP...
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.sp
+\fBnamei\fP interprets its arguments as pathnames to any type of Unix file (symlinks, files, directories, and so forth). \fBnamei\fP then follows each pathname until an endpoint is found (a file, a directory, a device node, etc). If it finds a symbolic link, it shows the link, and starts following it, indenting the output to show the context.
+.sp
+This program is useful for finding "too many levels of symbolic links" problems.
+.sp
+For each line of output, \fBnamei\fP uses the following characters to identify the file type found:
+.sp
+.if n .RS 4
+.nf
+.fam C
+ f: = the pathname currently being resolved
+ d = directory
+ l = symbolic link (both the link and its contents are output)
+ s = socket
+ b = block device
+ c = character device
+ p = FIFO (named pipe)
+ \- = regular file
+ ? = an error of some kind
+.fam
+.fi
+.if n .RE
+.sp
+\fBnamei\fP prints an informative message when the maximum number of symbolic links this system can have has been exceeded.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.sp
+\fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-long\fP
+.RS 4
+Use the long listing format (same as \fB\-m \-o \-v\fP).
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-m\fP, \fB\-\-modes\fP
+.RS 4
+Show the mode bits of each file type in the style of \fBls\fP(1), for example \*(Aqrwxr\-xr\-x\*(Aq.
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-n\fP, \fB\-\-nosymlinks\fP
+.RS 4
+Don\(cqt follow symlinks.
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-owners\fP
+.RS 4
+Show owner and group name of each file.
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-vertical\fP
+.RS 4
+Vertically align the modes and owners.
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-x\fP, \fB\-\-mountpoints\fP
+.RS 4
+Show mountpoint directories with a \*(AqD\*(Aq rather than a \*(Aqd\*(Aq.
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-Z\fP, \fB\-\-context\fP
+.RS 4
+Show security context of the file or "?" if not available.
+The support for security contexts is optional and does not have to be compiled to the \fBnamei\fP binary.
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
+.RS 4
+Display help text and exit.
+.RE
+.sp
+\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
+.RS 4
+Print version and exit.
+.RE
+.SH "BUGS"
+.sp
+To be discovered.
+.SH "AUTHORS"
+.sp
+The original \fBnamei\fP program was written by \c
+.MTO "rogers\(atamadeus.wr.tek.com" "Roger Southwick" "."
+.sp
+The program was rewritten by Karel Zak \c
+.MTO "kzak\(atredhat.com" "Karel Zak" "."
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.sp
+\fBls\fP(1),
+\fBstat\fP(1),
+\fBsymlink\fP(7)
+.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+.sp
+For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c
+.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "."
+.SH "AVAILABILITY"
+.sp
+The \fBnamei\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
+.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "." \ No newline at end of file