NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | CONFORMING TO | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME(3)     Linux Programmer's Manual     CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME(3)

NAME         top

       canonicalize_file_name -  return the canonicalized filename

SYNOPSIS         top

       #define _GNU_SOURCE
       #include <stdlib.h>

       char *canonicalize_file_name(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The call canonicalize_file_name(path) is equivalent to the call
       realpath(path, NULL).

CONFORMING TO         top

       The function is a GNU extension.

SEE ALSO         top

       realpath(3), feature_test_macros(7)

COLOPHON         top

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GNU                                   2005-07-14            CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME(3)