The complete name of a document beginning with the name of the disk, also called the volume name, the name of the subdirectory it's in if it's in one, and the name of the document. The pathname begins with a slash, and the parts of the pathname are separated with slashes. It's called a pathname because it describes the route to the document. Volume name is the name of a disk or its main directory.
A pathname indicates the location of a particular file or directory by outlining the route or "path" from the host name (if the file resides on a remote server) through the directory structure to the desired file name or directory name. Each name in the series of names that define a path is separated by a slash. If the file is located in the current working directory on your computer, it is referred to only by its filename. Pathnames can be absolute or relative. An absolute pathname provides the full path (address) of a file, including the computer system, directories, and subdirectories (if any) it resides in. Relative pathnames are used to describe a file or directory location on the user's system relative to the user's current location on the system (i.e., based on which level of the directory structure the user is in).
The sequence of file folders/directories from a starting point to a game asset or executable.
In a hierarchical filing system, a listing of the directories or folders that lead from the current directory to a file. For example, the MS-DOS pathname \book\chapter\myfile.doc indicates that the file myfile.doc is located in a directory called chapter, which is located in a directory called book beneath the root directory on the current drive.
The name of a file including its path. The name of each subdirectory is separated from the others by a backslash. For example:C:\DOS\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM
a sequence of directories, separated by a slash ( / ) characters, which you might have to specify to a program to tell it where to find a file. A pathname may be absolute (i.e. giving its whole or complete address on the system) or relative (i.e. its position in relation to another part of the system.)
A way of identifying the path to any MPE/iX file. For example, you can refer to FILE1.PUB.SYS using the pathname /SYS/PUB/FILE1. Notice that pathnames are top-down rather than bottom-up as MPE syntax.
The name of one or more directories followed by a filename. For example, the pathname of the MONTHLY.RPT file in the REPORTS\ACCT\NORTH directory is REPORTS\ACCT\NORTH\MONTHL Y.RPT.
a chain of directory names, starting at the root and proceeding down the tree until it stops at a particular file or directory
a complete specification for a file with all its directories
a line of text which fully describes the location of a file or directory on your computer
a name that contains the name of the package (s) that contain(s) a given element
a null-terminated character string starting with an optional slash ( / ), followed by zero or more directory names separated by slashes, optionally followed by a filename
a sequence of directory names followed by a filename
a slash (/) separated list of directories, with the right-most string being either a filename, or a directory
a string that is used to identify a file
a structured object which represents a filename
a text string which describes a file and all of the folders it is contained within
(Common Lisp) A file name, or the object that describes it. The "path" part refers to the series of directory names that form a path from the file system root in a fully-specified file name. See Chapter 19 of the Common Lisp HyperSpec for more on Lisp pathnames.
An "address" which tells the computer where to locate a particular program or file.
The part of a file-name up to and including the last "/" character.
Directions to a file using a nomenclature in which directory hierarchies and filenames are separated by slashes (/).
The list of directories that leads you to a specific file or directory in the file system. For example: /usr/people/jane/test.results is a pathname. Note that directories contain other directories and files. The root (/) directory is the original directory, in which all other directories reside.
The directions to a file or directory location on a disk. Pathnames are always specific to the computer operating system. Computer operating systems use directories and files to organize data. Directories are organized in a tree structure; each branch on the tree represents a subdirectory or file. Pathnames indicate locations in this hierarchy.
The list of directories that leads you from the root (/) directory to a specific file or directory in the filesystem.
The full, exact name of a file or directory on a disk or hard drive. The pathname includes the drive letter, a colon and all the directories, sub-directories and the filename itself.
The full exact name of a file or directory, without a full, and correct pathname it would be impossible to travel around on the computer, the Internet, access, or retrieve files.
The path from root to a directory or file.
an object of type pathname, which is a structured representation of the name of a file pathname has six components: a "host," a "device," a "directory," a "name," a "type," and a "version."
a text string that names and describes a file and its stored location Primary key – a field, column or attribute that uniquely defines a record
This is the full, exact name of a file or directory on a disk. It includes the drive letter, a colon, a directory name, and a filename. Being EXACTING is the key to locating any file on a system.
The name of a directory or a file, for example, /usr/spool/mail. Each component of a pathname, as separated by slashes, is a directory, except for the last component of a pathname, which can be either a directory or a file. A single word by itself, such as Tutorial, can be a pathname; this is a relative pathname for the file or directory Tutorial from the current working directory. A single slash, (/), is the pathname for the root directory. See also absolute pathname and relative pathname.
A list of directory names, separated by slashes, that identifies a particular file.
The means used to represent the location of a file in the directory structure. If you do not specify a pathname, it defaults to the current directory. Also see absolute pathname and relative pathname.
The trail of directories that lead to a file.
A pathname is a slash-separated list of directory names followed by the filename. A pathname may be either absolute or relative. An absolute pathname describes the path from the root, and begins with '/'. A relative pathname describes the path from the current directory (every running program has a current directory) and does NOT begin with '/'.
A name--or a sequence of names separated by slashes (/)--that specifies a file or folder in the file system.
The complete specification of where a file is located on a disk, including the filename and the directory/folder names.
A way in which a file is identified, by the arrangement of directories used to access it (also written "path name").
Instructions for accessing a file. An absolute pathname tells you how to find a file beginning at the root directory and working down the directory tree. A relative pathname tells you how to find the file starting where you are now.
Pathname is defined to be the character string which must be input to a file system by a user in order to identify a file. Pathname normally contains device and/or directory names, and file name specification. FTP does not yet specify a standard pathname convention. Each user must follow the file naming conventions of the file systems involved in the transfer.
The path to a file or directory located on a disk. Pathnames are always specific to the computer operating system.
A statement as to the location of a file or other item in a directory. A URL often displays the pathname to a website page or file. If a pathname is incorrect the file or page will not be found and an error will be displayed to the user. Not the nicest thing to see on a website, always check the path
A full pathname includes the drive, root and any subdirectory names. Each name is separated by a backslash (\). For example, C:\WP51 refers to the WP51 Directory on the C Drive. C:\WP51\TEST refers to the TEST subdirectory (or file) on the WP51 directory, on the C Drive.
On Windows, Tru64 UNIX, and Linux systems, the path from the root directory to a subdirectory or file. See also root.