Path
Alternatively referred to as the pathname, path is the complete location or name of where a computer, file, web, or other object is located. Below are some basic examples of different paths.
The MS-DOS path or file path for system.ini file may be:
c:\windows\system.ini
In Linux using the pwd command your path may be:
/home/hope/public_html/
The path to the share help on the hope computer on the Computer Hope network may be:
\\hope\help
The path to this page on the Computer Hope Internet page is:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/path.htm
- See the path command page for additional information about the MS-DOS and Windows command line command.
- Use the pwd command to print the working directory in Linux.
- How to set the path in Windows 2000 / Windows XP.
Also see: Absolute path, Access path, Directory, Relative path