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    REALPATH

    WillieBy WillieFebruary 20, 2026Updated:February 20, 2026No Comments1 Min Read
     

    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
    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: <>
    Report realpath translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>  

    COPYRIGHT

    Copyright © 2014 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.  

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