---
name: "al_make_path_canonical"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_make_path_canonical"
---

# al\_make\_path\_canonical(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_make\_path\_canonical - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  bool al_make_path_canonical(ALLEGRO_PATH *path)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Removes any leading \`..' directory components in absolute paths. Removes all \`.' directory components.

Note that this does *not* collapse “x/../y” sections into “y”. This is by design. If “/foo” on your system is a symlink to “/bar/baz”, then “/foo/../quux” is actually “/bar/quux”, not “/quux” as a naive removal of “..” components would give you.