realpath1

Usage

Overview

The realpath utility uses the realpath(3) function to resolve all symbolic links, extra ‘/’ characters and references to /./ and /../ in path. If path is absent, the current working directory (‘.’) is assumed.

If -q is specified, warnings will not be printed when realpath(3) fails.

Exit status

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

Examples

Show the physical path of the /dev/log directory silencing warnings if any:

$ realpath -q /dev/log
/var/run/log