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36.Dd November 24, 2000
37.Dt REALPATH 1
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm realpath
41.Nd return resolved physical path
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Nm
44.Op Fl q
45.Ar path
46.Op Ar ...
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Nm
50utility uses the
51.Xr realpath 3
52function to resolve all symbolic links, extra
53.Ql /
54characters and references to
55.Pa /./
56and
57.Pa /../
58in
59.Ar path .
60.Pp
61If
62.Fl q
63is specified, warnings will not be printed when
64.Xr realpath 3
65fails.
66.Sh EXIT STATUS
67.Ex -std
68.Sh SEE ALSO
69.Xr realpath 3
70.Sh HISTORY
71The
72.Nm
73utility first appeared in
74.Fx 4.3 .
75