delink

#!/bin/bash
# Removes one layer of symlink, preserving the names of the symlink

while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
    if [ -L "$1" ]; then
        link="$1"
        dir="$(dirname "$1")"
        target="$(readlink -f "$link")"
        if [ -e "$target" ]
        then
            cp -P -a --remove-destination "$target" "$link"
        else
            echo "$1 does not point to a file which exists, skipping" >/dev/stderr
        fi
    else
        echo "$1 is not a symlink, skipping" >/dev/stderr 
    fi
    shift
done