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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; all but the last component must
       exist

       -e, --canonicalize-existing
	      all components of the path must exist

       -m, --canonicalize-missing
	      no components of the path need exist

       -L, --logical
	      resolve `..' components before symlinks

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

       -q, --quiet
	      suppress most error messages

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

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

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

       -z, --zero
	      separate output with NUL rather than newline

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Padraig Brady.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report realpath bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
       Report	realpath   translation	 bugs	 to    <http://translationpro‐
       ject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://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)

       The  full documentation for realpath is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and realpath programs are properly installed at your	 site,
       the command

	      info coreutils 'realpath invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 8.15		 January 2013			   REALPATH(1)

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