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Deno.realPath - Deno documentation
function Deno.realPath
allow-read
realPath(path: string | URL): Promise<string>
Resolves to the absolute normalized path, with symbolic links resolved. ```ts // e.g. given /home/alice/file.txt and current directory /home/alice await Deno.symlink("file.txt", "symlink_file.txt"); const realPath = await Deno.realPath("./file.txt"); const realSymLinkPath = await Deno.realPath("./symlink_file.txt"); console.log(realPath); // outputs "/home/alice/file.txt" console.log(realSymLinkPath); // outputs "/home/alice/file.txt" ``` Requires `allow-read` permission for the target path. Also requires `allow-read` permission for the `CWD` if the target path is relative.

Parameters

path: string | URL

Return Type

Promise<string>