diff --git a/include/ircd/fs/path.h b/include/ircd/fs/path.h
index 54a3e34af..84370b2fb 100644
--- a/include/ircd/fs/path.h
+++ b/include/ircd/fs/path.h
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ namespace ircd::fs
 
 	string_view extension(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path, const string_view &replace);
 	string_view extension(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
-	string_view relative(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &root, const string_view &path);
 	string_view filename(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
+	string_view relative(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &root, const string_view &path);
+	string_view canonical(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
+	string_view canonical(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &root, const string_view &path);
 	string_view parent(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
 
 	long pathconf(const string_view &path, const int &arg);
diff --git a/ircd/fs_path.cc b/ircd/fs_path.cc
index 005ed022c..a8f74c7d4 100644
--- a/ircd/fs_path.cc
+++ b/ircd/fs_path.cc
@@ -287,6 +287,29 @@ ircd::fs::pathconf(const string_view &path,
 	return syscall(::pathconf, path_cstr(path), arg);
 }
 
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::fs::canonical(const mutable_buffer &buf,
+                    const string_view &p)
+{
+	return path(buf, canonical(_path(p)));
+}
+
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::fs::canonical(const mutable_buffer &buf,
+                    const string_view &root,
+                    const string_view &p)
+{
+	return path(buf, canonical(_path(p), _path(root)));
+}
+
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::fs::relative(const mutable_buffer &buf,
+                   const string_view &root,
+                   const string_view &p)
+{
+	return path(buf, relative(_path(p), _path(root)));
+}
+
 ircd::string_view
 ircd::fs::filename(const mutable_buffer &buf,
                    const string_view &p)
@@ -309,14 +332,6 @@ ircd::fs::extension(const mutable_buffer &buf,
 	return path(buf, _path(p).replace_extension(_path(replace)));
 }
 
-ircd::string_view
-ircd::fs::relative(const mutable_buffer &buf,
-                   const string_view &root,
-                   const string_view &p)
-{
-	return path(buf, relative(_path(p), _path(root)));
-}
-
 bool
 ircd::fs::is_relative(const string_view &p)
 {