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Name

realpath - print the resolved path

Synopsis

realpath [\,OPTION\/]... \,FILE\/...

Description

Print the resolved absolute file name; all but the last component must exist

-e, --canonicalize-existing all components of the path must exist

-m, --canonicalize-missing no path components need exist or be a directory

-L, --logical resolve '..' components before symlinks

-P, --physical resolve symlinks as encountered (default)

-q, --quiet suppress most error messages

--relative-to=\,DIR\/ print the resolved path relative to DIR

--relative-base=\,DIR\/ print absolute paths unless paths below DIR

-s, --strip, --no-symlinks don't expand symlinks

-z, --zero end each output line with NUL, not newline

--help display this help and exit

--version output version information and exit

Author

Written by Padraig Brady.

Reporting Bugs

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Copyright

Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

See Also

readlink(1), readlink(2), realpath(3)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath> or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) realpath invocation\(aq