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                                  CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME(3)