Section 1 · User commands

realpath.1

Package: coreutils-common

REALPATH

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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 © 2024 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.