Web Server Rescue

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Check the Current Release Symlink

A deploy uses a current symlink and you need to verify the active release.

Command

readlink -f releases/current && ls -ld releases/current

Before you run this

System impact: Read-only. Low when scoped to the shown target.

When not to use it: Do not use it if your platform does not use release directories or symlinks.

Expected output

The absolute path of the active release and the symlink metadata.

System impact

Read-only. Nothing changes. The command resolves and displays the symlink.

Recovery / rollback: no state is changed.

When to use it

Use after deploys, rollbacks, or suspicious version mismatches.

When not to use it

Do not use it if your platform does not use release directories or symlinks.

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Command transcript

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demo@lab:~$

$ ls -l releases

total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 26 00:27 2026-06-25-1200
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 26 00:27 2026-06-25-1215
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   15 Jun 26 00:27 current -> 2026-06-25-1215

$ readlink -f releases/current && ls -ld releases/current

/work/releases/2026-06-25-1215
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Jun 26 00:27 releases/current -> 2026-06-25-1215

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ls -l releases
readlink -f releases/current && ls -ld releases/current

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