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Tutorial2: Unix / Linux File Management

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Directory Pathnames
[[Image:path-name.png|thumb|right|180px|A pathname points to a file system location by '''following the directory tree hierarchy'''.]]
<i>A '''pathname''' is used to specify a '''route to a file''' within the file system.<br>
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A pathname points to a file system location by '''following the directory tree hierarchy''' expressed in a string of characters in which path components, separated by a delimiting character, represent each directory. The '''delimiting character''' is most commonly the slash ("'''/'''").</i> Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)
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