Don't want to revive a 5 year old thread. But for those who came here looking for answers, this is how I got it:
require 'pathname' filepath = some_valid_path Pathname.new(filepath).realpath.to_s The thing to note is that realpath expects the file to exist. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

