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realpath

Display the resolved absolute path for a file or directory. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath.
  • Display the absolute path for a file or directory:
    realpath {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
  • Require all path components to exist:
    realpath --canonicalize-existing {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
  • Resolve ".." components before symlinks:
    realpath --logical {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
  • Disable symlink expansion:
    realpath --no-symlinks {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
  • Suppress error messages:
    realpath --quiet {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

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