method

realpath

v1_9_2_180 - Show latest stable - Class: Pathname

realpath(basedir=nil)

public

Returns the real (absolute) pathname of self in the actual filesystem not containing symlinks or useless dots.

All components of the pathname must exist when this method is called.

# File lib/pathname.rb, line 445
  def realpath(basedir=nil)
    self.class.new(File.realpath(@path, basedir))
  end

Mange · Nov 7, 2010

This method will raise Errno::ENOENT on a broken symlink. You should probably rescue it every time you call this method.