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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