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realpath

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2017 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.

SEE ALSO

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

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

GNU coreutils 8.28						   January 2018 						       REALPATH(1)

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