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.TH REALPATH 1 "2026-09-01"
.SH NAME
realpath \- Print the resolved path
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBrealpath\fR [OPTION]... FILE...
.SH DESCRIPTION
Print the resolved path
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
Do not print warnings for invalid paths
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strip\fR
Only strip \*(Aq.\*(Aq and \*(Aq..\*(Aq components, but don\*(Aqt resolve symbolic links
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zero\fR
Separate output filenames with \e0 rather than newline
.TP
\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-logical\fR
resolve \*(Aq..\*(Aq components before symlinks
.TP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-physical\fR
resolve symlinks as encountered (default)
.TP
\fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\fR
all but the last component must exist (default)
.TP
\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\-existing\fR
canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, all components must exist
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-canonicalize\-missing\fR
canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, without requirements on components existence
.TP
\fB\-\-relative\-to\fR \fI<DIR>\fR
print the resolved path relative to DIR
.TP
\fB\-\-relative\-base\fR \fI<DIR>\fR
print absolute paths unless paths below DIR
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version
.TP
<\fIfiles\fR>

.SH VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0