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REALPATH(1)		     General Commands Manual		     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
     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

SEE ALSO
     realpath(3)

HISTORY
     The realpath utility first appeared in FreeBSD 4.3.

FreeBSD 15.1			  June 21, 2011 		     REALPATH(1)

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