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39.Dd November 24, 2000
40.Dt REALPATH 1
41.Os
42.Sh NAME
43.Nm realpath
44.Nd return resolved physical path
45.Sh SYNOPSIS
46.Nm
47.Ar path
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51utility uses the
52.Xr realpath 3
53function to resolve all symbolic links, extra
54.Ql /
55characters and references to
56.Pa /./
57and
58.Pa /../
59in
60.Ar path .
61.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
62.Ex -std
63.Sh SEE ALSO
64.Xr realpath 3
65.Sh HISTORY
66The
67.Nm
68utility first appeared in
69.Fx 4.3 .
70