realpath Command Examples

Display the resolved absolute path for a file or directory. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/realpath-invocation.html.

• Display the absolute path for a file or directory:

realpath {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Require all path components to exist:

realpath {{[-e|--canonicalize-existing]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Resolve ".." components before symlinks:

realpath {{[-L|--logical]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Disable symlink expansion:

realpath {{[-s|--no-symlinks]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Suppress error messages:

realpath {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}