namei
namei(1) (provided by util-linux on macOS) is a nifty utility for fully resolving symbolic links.
Given a chain of links, it will show e.g.:
⊙ namei =python julian@Air ●
f: /Users/julian/.local/bin/python
d /
d Users
d julian
l .local -> /Users/julian/.dotfiles/.local
d /
d Users
d julian
d .dotfiles
d .local
d bin
l python -> /Users/julian/.local/share/virtualenvs/dev/bin/python
d /
d Users
d julian
l .local -> /Users/julian/.dotfiles/.local
d /
d Users
d julian
d .dotfiles
d .local
d share
d virtualenvs
d dev
d bin
l python -> pypy
- pypy
which fully walks the chain and shows its nodes.