Absolute Pathname

An absolute pathname begins with the root directory and follows the tree branch by branch until the path to the desired directory or file completed.

For instance, /home/tux/example.txt tells you to start at the /home directory on your hard drive and then click into the tux directory, where you'll find a text file called example.txt.

References

• Shotts, W. (2019). The Linux Command Line: Navigation: Changing the Current Working Directory: Absolute Pathnames (2nd ed.). No Starch Press

See Also

• Relative Pathname