06.031 What is a "pathname"?
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This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
06.031 What is a "pathname"?
Suppose the file BARDS2.PIC is in the folder PICS on the diskette
(volume) named "NARF". Then ...
/NARF/PICS/BARDS2.PIC is BARDS2.PIC's complete "pathname".
/NARF/PICS/ is a "pathname prefix" for all files in the PICS directory on
the volume named "NARF".
A leading "/" indicates a volume name (/NARF).
The "main directory" or "root directory" is the one in which the files
PRODOS and BASIC.SYSTEM (along with any other files the user wants there) are
usually located on a ProDOS diskette. NARF's main directory pathname prefix is
just /NARF/.
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