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2 .TH REALPATH "1" "March 2012" "GNU coreutils 8.16" "User Commands"
4 realpath \- print the resolved path
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIFILE\fR...
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Print the resolved absolute file name;
12 all but the last component must exist
14 \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\-existing\fR
15 all components of the path must exist
17 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\-missing\fR
18 no components of the path need exist
20 \fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-logical\fR
21 resolve '..' components before symlinks
23 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-physical\fR
24 resolve symlinks as encountered (default)
26 \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
27 suppress most error messages
29 \fB\-\-relative\-to\fR=\fIFILE\fR
30 print the resolved path relative to FILE
32 \fB\-\-relative\-base\fR=\fIFILE\fR
33 print absolute paths unless paths below FILE
35 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strip\fR, \fB\-\-no\-symlinks\fR
38 \fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zero\fR
39 separate output with NUL rather than newline
42 display this help and exit
45 output version information and exit
47 Written by Padraig Brady.
49 Report realpath bugs to bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
51 GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
53 General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
55 Report realpath translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
57 Copyright \(co 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
58 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
60 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
61 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
63 readlink(1), readlink(2), realpath(3)
65 The full documentation for
67 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
71 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
73 .B info coreutils \(aqrealpath invocation\(aq
75 should give you access to the complete manual.