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realpath

(1)

print the resolved path

realpath [OPTION]... FILE...

Options

11
-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-toDIR

print the resolved path relative to DIR

--relative-baseDIR

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

DESCRIPTION

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

all components of the path must exist
no path components need exist or be a directory
resolve '..' components before symlinks
resolve symlinks as encountered (default)
suppress most error messages
print the resolved path relative to DIR
print absolute paths unless paths below DIR
don't expand symlinks
end each output line with NUL, not newline
display this help and exit
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Padraig Brady.

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