REALPATH(1)

NAME
realpath - return resolved physical path

SYNOPSIS
realpath [-q] [path ...]

DESCRIPTION
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

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

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

SEE ALSO
realpath(3)

HISTORY
The realpath utility first appeared in FreeBSD 4.3.