premake/website/docs/path.getabsolute.md

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Converts a relative path to an absolute path.
```lua
p = path.getabsolute("path", "relativeTo")
```
### Parameters ###
`path` is the relative path to be converted. It does not need to actually exist on the file system.
If provided, `relativeTo` specifies an absolute path from which `path` is considered relative. If not specified, the current working directory will be used.
### Return Value ###
A new absolute path, calculated from the current working directory, or the `relativeTo` parameter if provided.
### Availability ###
Premake 4.0 or later. The `relativeTo` parameter is available in Premake 5.0 or later.
### See Also ###
* [path.isabsolute](path.isabsolute.md)