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.Dd June 21, 2011
.Dt REALPATH 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm realpath
.Nd return resolved physical path
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl q
.Op Ar path ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility uses the
.Xr realpath 3
function to resolve all symbolic links, extra
.Ql /
characters and references to
.Pa /./
and
.Pa /../
in
.Ar path .
If
.Ar path
is absent, the current working directory
.Pq Sq Pa .\&
is assumed.
.Pp
If
.Fl q
is specified, warnings will not be printed when
.Xr realpath 3
fails.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh EXAMPLES
Show the physical path of the
.Pa /dev/log
directory silencing warnings if any:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ realpath -q /dev/log
/var/run/log
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr realpath 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Fx 4.3 .