# realpath-native > Use the system's native `realpath` [![NPM Version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![Linux & Mac Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url] [![Greenkeeper Dependency Status][greenkeeper-image]][greenkeeper-url] Node 9.3 added `fs.realpath(Sync).native`. On older Nodes you have to use `process.binding` to access the same function. This module does that check for you. The advantage of the native `realpath` over `fs.realpath` is that the native one better supports paths on Windows. ## Install Install the module with `npm`: ```sh $ npm install realpath-native ``` ## Usage ```js const realpath = require('realpath-native'); realpath('some-path'); // returns a promise realpath.sync('some-path'); ``` ## API ### realpath(path) Returns a promise for the resolved path of the input. #### path Type: `string` ### realpath.sync(path) Returns the resolved path of the input synchronously. #### path Type: `string` [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/realpath-native [npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/realpath-native.svg [travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/SimenB/realpath-native [travis-image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/SimenB/realpath-native/master.svg [greenkeeper-url]: https://greenkeeper.io/ [greenkeeper-image]: https://badges.greenkeeper.io/SimenB/realpath-native.svg