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How to get the full path of a file in bash?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 2026159662 views
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Problem

I would like an easy way to get the full path to a file. I currently type this: Trying to shorten it, I made a bash alias: But now if I type , there is a space that appears between the and the . Does such a command already exist, and I am missing it? If not, how would I go about creating such an alias or function in bash?

Error Output

echo `pwd`/file.ext

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Fix for: How to get the full path of a file in bash?

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On linux systems, you should have from the GNU coreutils project installed and can do this: Debian/ubuntu systems may have the realpath utility installed which "provides mostly the same functionality as in the coreutils package."

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