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What is Relative & Absolute Path |
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What is Relative & Absolute Path
Relative Path
By using [ “.” And “ ..” ]
Absolute Path
By using Full Path
Specify a file or directory by its path name, either the full, or absolute, path name or the one relative to a location. The full path name starts with the root, /, and follows the branches of the file system, each separated by /, until you reach the desired file, e.g.:
/home/smarte/source/data
A relative path name specifies the path relative to another, usually the current working directory that you are at. Two special directory entries should be introduced now:
So if I'm at /home/smarte/source and wish to specify the path above in a relative fashion I could use:
../backup/unix/document
“ . “ It refers current directory
“ . .” It refers parent directory
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