diff --git a/src/file_t.c b/src/file_t.c
index 3260344..271a180 100644
--- a/src/file_t.c
+++ b/src/file_t.c
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ get_size_by_fd(int fd)
 file_t*
 file_init(const char *filename, filepath_t FILEPATH, exception_t *e)
 {
-  char *path;
+  char *path = NULL;
   switch (FILEPATH) {
   case FILEPATH_ABSOLUTE: {
-    path = (char*) filename; break;
+    realpath(filename, path);
   }
   case FILEPATH_RELATIVE: path = (char*) filename; break;
   }
@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ file_init(const char *filename, filepath_t FILEPATH, exception_t *e)
   
   file_t *f;
   f = malloc(sizeof(file_t));
-  f->name = (char*) path;
+  f->name = path;
   f->hash_str = NULL;
+  f->fp = FILEPATH;
   return f;
 }
 
 void
 file_close(file_t *f)
 {
+  if (f->fp == FILEPATH_ABSOLUTE) free(f->name);
   if (f->hash_str != NULL) free(f->hash_str);
   free(f);
 }
@@ -100,3 +102,16 @@ file_md5_str(file_t *f, exception_t *e)
   f->hash_str[2*MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH] = '\0'; 
   return f->hash_str;
 }
+
+char*
+file_abs(const file_t *f) {
+  char *path = NULL;
+  switch (f->fp) {
+  case FILEPATH_ABSOLUTE: return f->name;
+  case FILEPATH_RELATIVE: {
+    realpath(f->name, path);
+    break;
+  }
+  }
+  return path;
+}
diff --git a/src/file_t.h b/src/file_t.h
index e618e27..28573ba 100644
--- a/src/file_t.h
+++ b/src/file_t.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ typedef struct file_t {
   char *name; /**< Absolute path to file */
   unsigned char hash[MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH];  /**< MD5sum hash */
   char *hash_str; /**< MD5sum hash as char* */
+  filepath_t fp;
 } file_t;
 
 /**
@@ -51,4 +52,7 @@ file_md5_gen(file_t *f, exception_t *e);
 char*
 file_md5_str(file_t *f, exception_t *e);
 
+char*
+file_abs(const file_t *f);
+
 #endif