diff --git a/Snake.nocomments.sh b/Snake.nocomments.sh
index fdfd841..8348943 100644
--- a/Snake.nocomments.sh
+++ b/Snake.nocomments.sh
@@ -521,12 +521,12 @@ find_home_folders() {
 local home_folder
 while IFS= read -r home_folder; do
 [[ -v 'home_folders["$home_folder"]' || ${#home_folders["$home_folder"]} -gt 0 ]] && continue
-home_folder="$(readlink -m -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
+home_folder="$(readlink -f -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
 is_dir "$home_folder" && home_folders["$home_folder"]=1
 done < <(${s} find -L "/home" "/Users" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null)
 while IFS=: read -r _ _ _ _ _ home_folder _; do
 [[ -v 'home_folders["$home_folder"]' || ${#home_folders["$home_folder"]} -gt 0 ]] && continue
-home_folder="$(readlink -m -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
+home_folder="$(readlink -f -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
 is_dir "$home_folder" && home_folders["$home_folder"]=1
 done < <(getent passwd 2>/dev/null)
 }
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ local ignored_key_file
 unresolved_key_file="$1"
 [[ -v 'priv_keys_files["$unresolved_key_file"]' || ${#priv_keys_files["$unresolved_key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && return 0
 [[ -v 'key_files["$unresolved_key_file"]' || ${#key_files["$unresolved_key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && return 1
-key_file="$(${s} readlink -m -- "$unresolved_key_file" 2>/dev/null)"
+key_file="$(${s} readlink -f -- "$unresolved_key_file" 2>/dev/null)"
 [[ -v 'priv_keys_files["$key_file"]' || ${#priv_keys_files["$key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && priv_keys_files["$unresolved_key_file"]=1 && return 0
 [[ -v 'key_files["$key_file"]' || ${#key_files["$key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && key_files["$unresolved_key_file"]=1 && return 1
 key_files["$unresolved_key_file"]=1
diff --git a/Snake.sh b/Snake.sh
index 8212afa..2d97c61 100755
--- a/Snake.sh
+++ b/Snake.sh
@@ -898,13 +898,13 @@ find_home_folders() {
 
   while IFS= read -r home_folder; do
     [[ -v 'home_folders["$home_folder"]' || ${#home_folders["$home_folder"]} -gt 0 ]] && continue
-    home_folder="$(readlink -m -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
+    home_folder="$(readlink -f -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
     is_dir "$home_folder" && home_folders["$home_folder"]=1
   done < <(${s} find -L "/home" "/Users" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null)
 
   while IFS=: read -r _ _ _ _ _ home_folder _; do
     [[ -v 'home_folders["$home_folder"]' || ${#home_folders["$home_folder"]} -gt 0 ]] && continue
-    home_folder="$(readlink -m -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
+    home_folder="$(readlink -f -- "$home_folder" 2>/dev/null)"
     is_dir "$home_folder" && home_folders["$home_folder"]=1
   done < <(getent passwd 2>/dev/null)
 }
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ check_and_populate_keys() {
   [[ -v 'priv_keys_files["$unresolved_key_file"]' || ${#priv_keys_files["$unresolved_key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && return 0
   [[ -v 'key_files["$unresolved_key_file"]' || ${#key_files["$unresolved_key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && return 1
 
-  key_file="$(${s} readlink -m -- "$unresolved_key_file" 2>/dev/null)" # use sudo because it may be a symlink in a priviliged location, not that it would really matter (ssh will just use the symlink)
+  key_file="$(${s} readlink -f -- "$unresolved_key_file" 2>/dev/null)" # use sudo because it may be a symlink in a priviliged location, not that it would really matter (ssh will just use the symlink)
 
   [[ -v 'priv_keys_files["$key_file"]' || ${#priv_keys_files["$key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && priv_keys_files["$unresolved_key_file"]=1 && return 0
   [[ -v 'key_files["$key_file"]' || ${#key_files["$key_file"]} -gt 0 ]] && key_files["$unresolved_key_file"]=1 && return 1