method

realpath

v2_4_6 - Show latest stable - Class: Pathname

realpath(p1 = v1)

public

Returns the real (absolute) pathname for self in the actual filesystem.

Does not contain symlinks or useless dots, .. and ..

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

static VALUE
path_realpath(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
    VALUE basedir, str;
    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &basedir);
    str = rb_funcall(rb_cFile, rb_intern("realpath"), 2, get_strpath(self), basedir);
    return rb_class_new_instance(1, &str, rb_obj_class(self));
}

1Note

Will raise error on broken symlink

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.

realpath

1Note

Will raise error on broken symlink

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