path expand
for default
Try to expand a path to its absolute form.
Signature
> path expand --strict --no-symlink --columns
Parameters
--strict
(-s)
: Throw an error if the path could not be expanded--no-symlink
(-n)
: Do not resolve symbolic links--columns {table}
: For a record or table input, expand strings at the given columns
Examples
Expand an absolute path
> '/home/joe/foo/../bar' | path expand
/home/joe/bar
Expand a path in a column
> ls | path expand -c [ name ]
Expand a relative path
> 'foo/../bar' | path expand