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Return the canonical path (real path) of the specified filename, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path.
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
import os.path as filepath | |
import sys | |
from optparse import OptionParser | |
def main(): | |
parser = OptionParser( | |
prog='rp', usage="%prog [path]\n\nReturn the canonical path of the specified filename\n\n [path]\tpath of file to check\n\n when *no args* are passed, the current working directory\n will be set as [path].") | |
options, args = parser.parse_args() | |
paths = [] | |
if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == '-': | |
for line in sys.stdin: | |
paths.append(line.strip()) | |
else: | |
for fp in sys.argv[1:]: | |
paths.append(fp) | |
if len(paths) > 0: | |
for p in paths: | |
if filepath.exists(p): | |
print filepath.realpath(p) | |
else: | |
print p + ': No such file or directory.' | |
else: | |
print filepath.realpath('') | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
main() |
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