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Add a small example for this simple command. Approved by: manpages (gbe@) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26863
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.\" @(#)pwd.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
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.\" From: src/bin/pwd/pwd.1,v 1.11 2000/11/20 11:39:39 ru Exp
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd June 21, 2011
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.Dt REALPATH 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm realpath
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.Nd return resolved physical path
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl q
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.Op Ar path ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility uses the
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.Xr realpath 3
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function to resolve all symbolic links, extra
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.Ql /
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characters and references to
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.Pa /./
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and
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.Pa /../
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in
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.Ar path .
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If
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.Ar path
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is absent, the current working directory
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.Pq Sq Pa .\&
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is assumed.
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.Pp
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If
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.Fl q
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is specified, warnings will not be printed when
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.Xr realpath 3
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fails.
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Ex -std
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Show the physical path of the
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.Pa /dev/log
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directory silencing warnings if any:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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$ realpath -q /dev/log
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/var/run/log
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.Ed
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr realpath 3
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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utility first appeared in
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.Fx 4.3 .
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