#!/bin/bash

for fn
do
  declare -A seen
  while [[ -h "$fn" ]]
  do
    if [[ -n "${seen[$fn]}" ]]
    then
      printf 'Cycle detected; terminating.\n'
      break
    else
      seen[$fn]=1
      if [[ -h "$fn" ]]
      then
        target="$(readlink "$fn")"
        printf '%s -> %s\n' "$fn" "$target"
        fn="$target"
      fi
    fi
  done
  if ! [[ -e "$fn" ]]
  then
    printf '%s does not exist.\n' "$fn"
  else
    ls -ld "$fn"
  fi
done