realpath(1)

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.

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COPYRIGHT

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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.