On Tru64 UNIX, Linux, and Windows systems, a directory path expressed in relation to any directory other than the root directory. Contrast with absolute pathname.
the name of a directory or file given in relation to your current working directory. See UNIX File System for a more detailed explanation.
A pathname that is interpreted from the current working directory. For example, ./dir1/longfilename refers to the file longfilename in directory dir1 in the current working directory.
a path to a file starting at the current directory, with forward slashes as separators
Directions to a file based on the location of the current file.
A pathname that indicates an object’s location on the directory tree relative to the current working directory.
A directory path expressed in relation to present location.
A pathname that does not start with a slash (/); for example; Tutorial, Reports/September, or ../tmp. A relative pathname is searched for, starting from the current working directory and may use the notation ``..'' to indicate ``one directory up from the current working directory.'' See also absolute pathname and pathname.
The means used to represent the location of a file in a directory other than the current by navigating up and down through other directories using the current directory as a base.
A pathname that does not begin at the root of the AFS or local filespace and so represents a file or directory's location with respect to the current working directory.