path expand
For path.
Try to expand a path to its absolute form.
Command Type
built-in
Signature
> path expand {flags}
Flags
--strict, -s: Throw an error if the path could not be expanded.--no-symlink, -n: Do not resolve symbolic links.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| string | string |
| list<string> | list<string> |
Examples
Expand an absolute path.
> '/home/joe/foo/../bar' | path expand
/home/joe/barExpand a relative path.
> 'foo/../bar' | path expand
Expand a list of paths.
> [ /foo/../bar, /foo/../baz ] | path expand
╭───┬──────╮
│ 0 │ /bar │
│ 1 │ /baz │
╰───┴──────╯
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