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REALPATH(1) User Commands REALPATH(1)
realpath - print the resolved path
realpath [OPTION]... FILE...
Print the resolved absolute file name.
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-E\-E, --canonicalize]8;;\
all but the last component must exist (default)
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-e\-e, --canonicalize-existing]8;;\
all components of the path must exist
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-m\-m, --canonicalize-missing]8;;\
no path components need exist or be a directory
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-L\-L, --logical]8;;\
resolve '..' components before symlinks
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-P\-P, --physical]8;;\
resolve symlinks as encountered (default)
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-q\-q, --quiet]8;;\
suppress most error messages
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath--relative-to\--relative-to=DIR]8;;\
print the resolved path relative to DIR
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath--relative-base\--relative-base=DIR]8;;\
print absolute paths unless paths below DIR
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-s\-s, --strip, --no-symlinks]8;;\
don't expand symlinks
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#realpath-z\-z, --zero]8;;\
end each output line with NUL, not newline
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath#realpath--help\--help]8;;\ display this help and exit
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath#realpath--version\--version]8;;\
output version information and exit
Written by Padraig Brady.
Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
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Copyright © 2026 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.
readlink(1), readlink(2), realpath(3)
Full documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) realpath invocation'
This page is part of the coreutils (basic file, shell and text
manipulation utilities) project. Information about the project
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GNU coreutils 9.11 April 2026 REALPATH(1)
Pages that refer to this page: dpkg-realpath(1), readlink(1), mount(2), realpath(3), mount(8)
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