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1 /* realpath - print the resolved path
2 Copyright (C) 2011-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
7 (at your option) any later version.
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
17 /* Written by Pádraig Brady. */
19 #include <config.h>
20 #include <getopt.h>
21 #include <stdio.h>
22 #include <sys/types.h>
24 #include "system.h"
25 #include "canonicalize.h"
26 #include "relpath.h"
28 /* The official name of this program (e.g., no 'g' prefix). */
29 #define PROGRAM_NAME "realpath"
31 #define AUTHORS proper_name_lite ("Padraig Brady", "P\303\241draig Brady")
33 enum
35 RELATIVE_TO_OPTION = CHAR_MAX + 1,
36 RELATIVE_BASE_OPTION
39 static bool verbose = true;
40 static bool logical;
41 static bool use_nuls;
42 static char const *can_relative_to;
43 static char const *can_relative_base;
45 static struct option const longopts[] =
47 {"canonicalize-existing", no_argument, nullptr, 'e'},
48 {"canonicalize-missing", no_argument, nullptr, 'm'},
49 {"relative-to", required_argument, nullptr, RELATIVE_TO_OPTION},
50 {"relative-base", required_argument, nullptr, RELATIVE_BASE_OPTION},
51 {"quiet", no_argument, nullptr, 'q'},
52 {"strip", no_argument, nullptr, 's'},
53 {"no-symlinks", no_argument, nullptr, 's'},
54 {"zero", no_argument, nullptr, 'z'},
55 {"logical", no_argument, nullptr, 'L'},
56 {"physical", no_argument, nullptr, 'P'},
57 {GETOPT_HELP_OPTION_DECL},
58 {GETOPT_VERSION_OPTION_DECL},
59 {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0}
62 void
63 usage (int status)
65 if (status != EXIT_SUCCESS)
66 emit_try_help ();
67 else
69 printf (_("Usage: %s [OPTION]... FILE...\n"), program_name);
70 fputs (_("\
71 Print the resolved absolute file name;\n\
72 all but the last component must exist\n\
73 \n\
74 "), stdout);
75 fputs (_("\
76 -e, --canonicalize-existing all components of the path must exist\n\
77 -m, --canonicalize-missing no path components need exist or be a directory\
78 \n\
79 -L, --logical resolve '..' components before symlinks\n\
80 -P, --physical resolve symlinks as encountered (default)\n\
81 -q, --quiet suppress most error messages\n\
82 --relative-to=DIR print the resolved path relative to DIR\n\
83 --relative-base=DIR print absolute paths unless paths below DIR\n\
84 -s, --strip, --no-symlinks don't expand symlinks\n\
85 -z, --zero end each output line with NUL, not newline\n\
86 "), stdout);
87 fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
88 fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
89 emit_ancillary_info (PROGRAM_NAME);
91 exit (status);
94 /* A wrapper around canonicalize_filename_mode(),
95 to call it twice when in LOGICAL mode. */
96 static char *
97 realpath_canon (char const *fname, int can_mode)
99 char *can_fname = canonicalize_filename_mode (fname, can_mode);
100 if (logical && can_fname) /* canonicalize again to resolve symlinks. */
102 can_mode &= ~CAN_NOLINKS;
103 char *can_fname2 = canonicalize_filename_mode (can_fname, can_mode);
104 free (can_fname);
105 return can_fname2;
107 return can_fname;
110 /* Test whether canonical prefix is parent or match of path. */
111 ATTRIBUTE_PURE
112 static bool
113 path_prefix (char const *prefix, char const *path)
115 /* We already know prefix[0] and path[0] are '/'. */
116 prefix++;
117 path++;
119 /* '/' is the prefix of everything except '//' (since we know '//'
120 is only present after canonicalization if it is distinct). */
121 if (!*prefix)
122 return *path != '/';
124 /* Likewise, '//' is a prefix of any double-slash path. */
125 if (*prefix == '/' && !prefix[1])
126 return *path == '/';
128 /* Any other prefix has a non-slash portion. */
129 while (*prefix && *path)
131 if (*prefix != *path)
132 break;
133 prefix++;
134 path++;
136 return (!*prefix && (*path == '/' || !*path));
139 static bool
140 isdir (char const *path)
142 struct stat sb;
143 if (stat (path, &sb) != 0)
144 error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot stat %s"), quoteaf (path));
145 return S_ISDIR (sb.st_mode);
148 static bool
149 process_path (char const *fname, int can_mode)
151 char *can_fname = realpath_canon (fname, can_mode);
152 if (!can_fname)
154 if (verbose)
155 error (0, errno, "%s", quotef (fname));
156 return false;
159 if (!can_relative_to
160 || (can_relative_base && !path_prefix (can_relative_base, can_fname))
161 || (can_relative_to && !relpath (can_fname, can_relative_to, nullptr, 0)))
162 fputs (can_fname, stdout);
164 putchar (use_nuls ? '\0' : '\n');
166 free (can_fname);
168 return true;
172 main (int argc, char **argv)
174 bool ok = true;
175 int can_mode = CAN_ALL_BUT_LAST;
176 char const *relative_to = nullptr;
177 char const *relative_base = nullptr;
179 initialize_main (&argc, &argv);
180 set_program_name (argv[0]);
181 setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
182 bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
183 textdomain (PACKAGE);
185 atexit (close_stdout);
187 while (true)
189 int c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "eLmPqsz", longopts, nullptr);
190 if (c == -1)
191 break;
192 switch (c)
194 case 'e':
195 can_mode &= ~CAN_MODE_MASK;
196 can_mode |= CAN_EXISTING;
197 break;
198 case 'm':
199 can_mode &= ~CAN_MODE_MASK;
200 can_mode |= CAN_MISSING;
201 break;
202 case 'L':
203 can_mode |= CAN_NOLINKS;
204 logical = true;
205 break;
206 case 's':
207 can_mode |= CAN_NOLINKS;
208 logical = false;
209 break;
210 case 'P':
211 can_mode &= ~CAN_NOLINKS;
212 logical = false;
213 break;
214 case 'q':
215 verbose = false;
216 break;
217 case 'z':
218 use_nuls = true;
219 break;
220 case RELATIVE_TO_OPTION:
221 relative_to = optarg;
222 break;
223 case RELATIVE_BASE_OPTION:
224 relative_base = optarg;
225 break;
226 case_GETOPT_HELP_CHAR;
227 case_GETOPT_VERSION_CHAR (PROGRAM_NAME, AUTHORS);
228 default:
229 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
233 if (optind >= argc)
235 error (0, 0, _("missing operand"));
236 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
239 if (relative_base && !relative_to)
240 relative_to = relative_base;
242 bool need_dir = (can_mode & CAN_MODE_MASK) == CAN_EXISTING;
243 if (relative_to)
245 can_relative_to = realpath_canon (relative_to, can_mode);
246 if (!can_relative_to)
247 error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, "%s", quotef (relative_to));
248 if (need_dir && !isdir (can_relative_to))
249 error (EXIT_FAILURE, ENOTDIR, "%s", quotef (relative_to));
251 if (relative_base == relative_to)
252 can_relative_base = can_relative_to;
253 else if (relative_base)
255 char *base = realpath_canon (relative_base, can_mode);
256 if (!base)
257 error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, "%s", quotef (relative_base));
258 if (need_dir && !isdir (base))
259 error (EXIT_FAILURE, ENOTDIR, "%s", quotef (relative_base));
260 /* --relative-to is a no-op if it does not have --relative-base
261 as a prefix */
262 if (path_prefix (base, can_relative_to))
263 can_relative_base = base;
264 else
266 free (base);
267 can_relative_base = can_relative_to;
268 can_relative_to = nullptr;
272 for (; optind < argc; ++optind)
273 ok &= process_path (argv[optind], can_mode);
275 return ok ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;