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37.Dd February 2, 2020
38.Dt REALPATH 1
39.Os
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm realpath
42.Nd return resolved physical path
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm
45.Op Fl q
46.Op Ar path ...
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 .
60If
61.Ar path
62is absent, the current working directory
63.Pq Sq Pa .\&
64is assumed.
65.Pp
66If
67.Fl q
68is specified, warnings will not be printed when
69.Xr realpath 3
70fails.
71.Sh EXIT STATUS
72.Ex -std
73.Sh SEE ALSO
74.Xr realpath 3
75.Sh HISTORY
76The
77.Nm
78utility first appeared in
79.Fx 4.3
80and was imported into
81.Nx 10 .
82