realpath

Absolute pathname.

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Resolves relative paths and extra filesep characters in the input.

Syntax:
OUTPUT = REALPATH(THEPATH)

where THEPATH is the path to a file or folder, which should exist.

Example:
realpath('../myfile.txt');
% returns /home/user/whatever/myfile.txt

Cite As

M MA (2026). realpath (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/8680-realpath), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: realpath

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0