NAME
realpath - print the resolved path
SYNOPSIS
realpath [OPTION]... FILE...
DESCRIPTION
Print the resolved absolute file name.
- -E, --canonicalize
-
all but the last component must exist (default)
- -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
Report bugs to: <[email protected]>.
Report any translation bugs to: <https://translationproject.org/team/>.
GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2026 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.
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'