/**
 * Resolve `candidatePath` to its real (symlink-free) form, walking up to the
 * nearest existing ancestor when the path itself doesn't exist yet (e.g. a
 * file about to be created inside an existing, possibly symlinked, directory)
 * and rejoining the non-existent remainder onto the resolved ancestor.
 * Falls back to the original lexical path if no ancestor exists at all
 * (filesystem root reached with nothing resolvable).
 *
 * Path scoping/identity checks based on lexical resolution alone (`path.resolve`)
 * can be defeated by a symlinked directory component — this closes that gap
 * for any caller that needs to compare or scope real filesystem locations.
 */
export declare function resolveRealPathBestEffort(candidatePath: string): string;
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