path expand for path
Try to expand a path to its absolute form.
Signature
> path expand {flags}
Flags
-
--strict, -s: Throw an error if the path could not be expanded. -
--no-symlink, -n: Do not resolve symbolic links.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| string | string |
| list<string> | list<string> |
Examples
Expand an absolute path.
> '/home/joe/foo/../bar' | path expand /home/joe/bar
Expand a relative path.
> 'foo/../bar' | path expand
Expand a list of paths.
> [ /foo/../bar, /foo/../baz ] | path expand ╭───┬──────╮ │ 0 │ /bar │ │ 1 │ /baz │ ╰───┴──────╯
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