vera

vera (from Latin via vera — true/real path) resolves symbolic links and prints the canonical, absolute path of files or directories. It is the core Vesper Linux replacement for GNU realpath.

Usage

vera FILE...

Flags

This utility does not take flags.

Examples

Print the canonical path of a symlink:

vera /usr/bin/sh

Resolve relative paths to absolute:

vera ../config.toml

Resolve multiple paths at once:

vera link1 link2 ./main.go