path.getabsolute

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path.getabsolute

The path.getabsolute function converts a relative path an absolute path.

#!lua
p = path.getabsolute("path")

Parameters

path is the relative path to be converted. It does not need to actually exist on the file system.

Return Value

A new absolute path, calculated from the current working directory.