pathname — Apollo

HELP PATHNAMES                                                     83/08/04


                                    USING PATHNAMES

  A pathname describes the path the operating system takes to get from a
  starting point to a destination object.  A pathname begins with the network's
  top directory and includes every directory name between the starting point
  and the destination object.  Slashes separate the names within a pathname.
  A pathname may not exceed 256 characters, including the slashes.  A pathname
  is the "roadmap"  the  operating system follows in searching for a
  destination object.

  This is an example of a pathname:

       //dickens/barb/ref_man/ch4

  The double slashes (//) at the beginning of the pathname refer to the
  network's top directory, called the root directory.  The root directory
  contains the name of each network node's top directory.  The system begins
  its search in the network root directory.  Next, the system finds the node
  called "dickens".  Dickens also refers to the node's top directory (called
  the entry directory). There are many subdirectories in each node's entry
  directory.  The system searches for the subdirectory "barb". Next, it looks
  for "ref_man", a subdirectory in "barb".  Finally, the system locates the
  file "ch4".
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