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REALPATH(1)                                         User Commands                                         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 components of the path need exist

       -L, --logical
              resolve '..' components before symlinks

       -P, --physical
              resolve symlinks as encountered (default)

       -q, --quiet
              suppress most error messages

       --relative-to=FILE
              print the resolved path relative to FILE

       --relative-base=FILE
              print absolute paths unless paths below FILE

       -s, --strip, --no-symlinks
              don't expand symlinks

       -z, --zero
              separate output with NUL rather than newline

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>  Report  realpath  translation bugs to
       <http://translationproject.org/team/>

AUTHOR
       Written by Padraig Brady.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2013  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 per‐
       mitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       readlink(1), readlink(2), realpath(3)