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REALPATH

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: September 2017
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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 © 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://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.