CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME(3)
Linux Programmer’s Manual
CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME(3)
NAME
canonicalize_file_name − return the canonicalized filename
SYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdlib.h>
char *canonicalize_file_name(const char * path);
DESCRIPTION
The call canonicalize_file_name(path) is equivalent to the call realpath(path, NULL).
CONFORMING TO
The function is a GNU extension.
SEE ALSO
realpath(3), feature_test_macros(7)
COLOPHON
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GNU
2005-07-14
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