On Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 10:30:17AM +0100, Voelker, Bernhard wrote: > Pádraig Brady wrote: > > On 12/02/2011 01:21 AM, Guillaume Kielwasser wrote: > > > and what about something like: > > > > > > getpath -C|--canon // simulate realpath > > > getpath -R|--relative // simulate relpath > > > getpath -L|--link // simulate readlink > > > > A good suggestion, thanks. > > > > It's the right level of functionality to provide at the shell level. > > +1 from me. > > Just to think in another direction (not claiming this is the best idea): > I could also imagine the --canon and --link functionality in stat. > --relative doesn't suit there. > > Have a nice day, > Berny > >
+1 from me too. I fully agree it's the right level of functionality for shell scripts. About options, I would add -e, --exist to produce an error when the path doesn't exist. The default behavior (when called without option) could be to print the full path. I would also rename --canon to --canonical to be consistent with other long names that are not abreviated. Cheers, Sebastien
