realpath.sh/realpath.sh

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#!/bin/sh
case "$1" in
/*)
left="${1#/}"
;;
*)
left="${PWD#/}/$1"
;;
esac
result=""
while [ -n "$left" ]; do
case "$left" in
*/*)
# Snip one path segment off $left
seg="${left%%/*}"
left="${left#*/}"
;;
*)
# Last path segment already
seg="$left"
left=""
;;
esac
case "$seg" in
.)
# Just ignore this segment
continue
;;
..)
# Eat a segment off result
result="${result%/*}"
continue
;;
esac
result="$result/$seg"
target="$(readlink "$result")"
case "$target" in
/*)
# Absolute symlink. Resets buildup of $result
left="${target}/${left}"
result=""
;;
'')
# Readlink failed, its not a symlink
# If file does not exist, exit
[ -e "$result" ] || exit 1
;;
*)
# Relative symlink: Keep $result, its the symlink base
left="${target}/${left}"
result="${result%/*}"
;;
esac
# Make sure $left never starts with a slash
left="${left#/}"
done
printf "%s\n" "$result"