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.IX Title "dpkg-realpath 1"
.TH dpkg-realpath 1 "2022-09-01" "1.20.12" "dpkg suite"
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.SH "NAME"
dpkg\-realpath \- print the resolved pathname with DPKG_ROOT support
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBdpkg-realpath\fR [\fIoption\fR...] \fIpathname\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBdpkg-realpath\fR is a tool (since dpkg 1.20.1) to resolve a pathname,
that takes the \fBdpkg\fR\|(1) root directory into account, either implicitly
from the \fB\s-1DPKG_ROOT\s0\fR environment variable or from the command-line
\&\fB\-\-root\fR or \fB\-\-instdir\fR options, and returns an absolute \fIpathname\fR
relative to the root directory.
The root directory must not be prefixed to the \fIpathname\fR to be resolved.
.PP
This is intended to be used by other \fBdpkg\fR helpers, or by maintainer
scripts instead of using \fBrealpath\fR\|(1) or \fBreadlink\fR\|(1) to canonicalize
pathnames, as these latter commands do not support canonicalization
relative to a different root than \fI/\fR.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zero\fR" 4
.IX Item "-z, --zero"
Use a \s-1NUL\s0 byte to end output lines instead of a new line character
(since dpkg 1.20.6).
.IP "\fB\-\-instdir\fR \fIdirectory\fR" 4
.IX Item "--instdir directory"
.PD 0
.IP "\fB\-\-root\fR \fIdirectory\fR" 4
.IX Item "--root directory"
.PD
Set the root directory to \fIdirectory\fR, which is the base directory
that pathnames get canonicalized against.
Defaults to \(Fo\fB/\fR\(Fc.
.IP "\fB\-?\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR" 4
.IX Item "-?, --help"
Show the usage message and exit.
.IP "\fB\-\-version\fR" 4
.IX Item "--version"
Show the version and exit.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
.IP "\fB\s-1DPKG_ROOT\s0\fR" 4
.IX Item "DPKG_ROOT"
If set and the \fB\-\-instdir\fR or \fB\-\-root\fR options have not been
specified, it will be used as the filesystem root directory.
.IP "\fB\s-1DPKG_COLORS\s0\fR" 4
.IX Item "DPKG_COLORS"
Sets the color mode.
The currently accepted values are: \fBauto\fR (default), \fBalways\fR and \fBnever\fR.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBrealpath\fR\|(1),
\&\fBreadlink\fR\|(1).