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realpathSync - fs - Node documentation
function realpathSync

Usage in Deno

import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
realpathSync(
path: PathLike,
options?: EncodingOption,
): string

Returns the resolved pathname.

For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of this API: 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