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://translationproject.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.