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REALPATH

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: June 2025
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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

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

SEE ALSO

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


Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) realpath invocation'


Packaged by Debian (9.7-3)
Copyright © 2025 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.

 

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