REALPATH(1) | General Commands Manual | REALPATH(1)

# NAME

`realpath` — print the canonicalized absolute pathname

# SYNOPSIS

`realpath` | [`-q`] file

# DESCRIPTION

The `realpath` utility uses realpath(3) to resolve all symbolic links, extra “/” characters and references to /./ and /../ in file, and prints the absolute pathname on standard output.

The options are as follows:

`-q`
  Do not print errors.

# EXIT STATUS

The `realpath` utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

readlink(1), realpath(3)

# HISTORY

The `realpath` utility first appeared in OpenBSD 7.1.

October 13, 2021 | Debian