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====Absolute Pathnames====
<table align="right"><tr><td>[[Image:directoryabsolute-structurepath-32.png|thumb|right|250px|Directories in red display the FULL path from the '''root''' directory to the '''bin''' directory (i.e. the absolute pathname: '''/bin'''.]]</td><td>[[Image:directoryabsolute-structurepath-31.png|thumb|right|250px|Directories in red display the FULL path from the '''root''' directory to the '''examples''' directory (i.e. the absolute pathname: '''/home/userid/uli101/examples'''.]]</td></tr></table> An '''absolute pathname''' is a path to the file or directory always '''beginning from the root directory'''(i.e.<br>The root directory is at the top of the file system and is denoted by the forward slash symbol: '''/)'''.
This type of pathname is referred to as '''absolute''' because the pathname always begins from the root directory,<br>regardless the location or your current directory. In other words, this type of pathname requires that you always provide <br>the '''FULL''' pathname starting with the root directory.