Linux "realpath" Command Line Options and Examples

return the canonicalized absolute pathname

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 '..

Usage:

realpath [OPTION]... FILE...

Command Line Options:

-e

all components of the path must exist


                            realpath -e ...

-m

no path components need exist or be a directory


                            realpath -m ...

-L

resolve '..' components before symlinks


                            realpath -L ...

-P

resolve symlinks as encountered (default)


                            realpath -P ...

-q

suppress most error messages


                            realpath -q ...

--relative-to

print the resolved path relative to DIR


                            realpath --relative-to ...

--relative-base

print absolute paths unless paths below DIR


                            realpath --relative-base ...

-s

don't expand symlinks


                            realpath -s ...

-z

end each output line with NUL, not newline


                            realpath -z ...

--help

display this help and exit


                            realpath --help ...

--version

output version information and exitAUTHORWritten by Padraig Brady.REPORTING BUGSGNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>Report realpath translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>COPYRIGHTCopyright © 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 per‐mitted by law.


                            realpath --version ...