File Paths

Every file has a full name called its path. The path provides the operating system with the exact location of the file, relative to some starting point.

Examples:

• Windows C:\Users\mst3k\Desktop\mystuff.txt
• Mac OS /Users/mst3k/Desktop/mystuff.txt
• Linux (usually) /home/mst3k/Desktop/mystuff.txt

These paths traverse through some folders, which in Linux are often called directories, to arrive at the file mystuff.txt