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realpathSync - node__fs.d.ts - Node documentation
function realpathSync

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { realpathSync } from "node:node__fs.d.ts"; ```
realpathSync(
path: PathLike,
options?: EncodingOption,
): string
Returns the resolved pathname. For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of this API: [realpath](../.././node__fs.d.ts/~/realpath).

Parameters

path: PathLike
optional
options: EncodingOption

Return Type

string
realpathSync(): Buffer
Synchronous realpath(3) - return the canonicalized absolute pathname.

Parameters

path: PathLike
A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
The encoding (or an object specifying the encoding), used as the encoding of the result. If not provided, `'utf8'` is used.

Return Type

Buffer
realpathSync(
path: PathLike,
options?: EncodingOption,
): string | Buffer
Synchronous realpath(3) - return the canonicalized absolute pathname.

Parameters

path: PathLike
A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
optional
options: EncodingOption
The encoding (or an object specifying the encoding), used as the encoding of the result. If not provided, `'utf8'` is used.

Return Type

string | Buffer