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REALPATH(1)			  User Commands 		     REALPATH(1)

NAME
     realpath - print the resolved path

SYNOPSIS
     realpath [OPTION]... FILE...

DESCRIPTION
     Print the resolved absolute file name.

     -E, --canonicalize
	    all but the last component must exist (default)

     -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 '..' components before symlinks

     -P, --physical
	    resolve symlinks as encountered (default)

     -q, --quiet
	    suppress most error messages

     --relative-to=DIR
	    print the resolved path relative to DIR

     --relative-base=DIR
	    print absolute paths unless paths below DIR

     -s, --strip, --no-symlinks
	    don't expand symlinks

     -z, --zero
	    end each output line with NUL, not newline

     --help
	    display this help and exit

     --version
	    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
     Written by Padraig Brady.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
     GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
     General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
     Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
     version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
     This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute  it.   There
     is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     readlink(1), readlink(2), realpath(3)

     Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath>
     or available locally via: info '(coreutils) realpath invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 		     REALPATH(1)

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