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  4. RRRREEEEAAAALLLLPPPPAAAATTTTHHHH((((1111))))                                                        RRRREEEEAAAALLLLPPPPAAAATTTTHHHH((((1111))))
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  8. NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
  9.      realpath - prints the real file name
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  11. SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
  12.      ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp////rrrreeeeaaaallllppppaaaatttthhhh _p_a_t_h
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  14. DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
  15.      _r_e_a_l_p_a_t_h provides command-line access to the realpath(3C) library
  16.      routine.  _r_e_a_l_p_a_t_h uses the realpath(3C) library routine to resolve all
  17.      links, symbolic links, and references to ``.'' and ``..'' in _p_a_t_h and
  18.      prints the result to stdout.  If the realpath(3C) call fails for any
  19.      reason, _p_a_t_h is printed and a non-zero exit status is returned.
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  21.      The _r_e_a_l_p_a_t_h command is intended for use by developers who need access to
  22.      absolute pathnames for their FTR rules.
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  24. EEEEXXXXAAAAMMMMPPPPLLLLEEEE
  25.      Suppose that /usr/people/guest is a symlink to
  26.      /otherdisk/usr/people/guest and that the current working directory is
  27.      /usr/people/guest.
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  29.      % /usr/lib/desktop/realpath /usr/people/guest/.profile
  30.      /otherdisk/usr/people/guest/.profile
  31.      % echo $status
  32.      0
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  34.      % /usr/lib/desktop/realpath ../guest/.profile
  35.      /otherdisk/usr/people/guest/.profile
  36.      % echo $status
  37.      0
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  39.      % /usr/lib/desktop/realpath aBadFileName
  40.      aBadFileName
  41.      % echo $status
  42.      255
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  44. SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
  45.      realpath(3C), readlink(1)
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  63.                                                                         PPPPaaaaggggeeee 1111
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