realpath

Display the resolved absolute path for a file or directory.

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• Display the absolute path for a file or directory:

realpath {path/to/file_or_directory}

• Require all path components to exist:

realpath --canonicalize-existing {path/to/file_or_directory}

• Resolve ".." components before symlinks:

realpath --logical {path/to/file_or_directory}

• Disable symlink expansion:

realpath --no-symlinks {path/to/file_or_directory}

• Suppress error messages:

realpath --quiet {path/to/file_or_directory}

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