realpath
Display the resolved absolute path for a file or directory. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath.
- 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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