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<h1 class="topictitle1">Path name</h1>
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<div><p>A <dfn class="term">path name</dfn> (also called a <span>pathname</span> on some systems) tells the server how
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to locate an object. </p>
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<p>The path name is expressed as a sequence of directory names followed by
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the name of the object. Individual directories and the object name are separated
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by a slash (/) character; for example: </p>
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<pre> directory1/directory2/file</pre>
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<p>For your convenience, the backslash (\) can be used instead of the slash
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in integrated file system commands.</p>
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<p>There are two ways of indicating a path name: </p>
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<ul><li>An <dfn class="term">absolute path name</dfn> begins at the
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highest level, or <span class="q">"root"</span> directory (which is identified by the / character).
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For example, consider the following path from the / directory to the file
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named Smith. <div class="fignone"><span class="figcap">Figure 1. The components of a path name</span><br /><img src="rv3n067.gif" alt="The components of a path name" /><br /></div>
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<p>The absolute path name to the Smith file is as follows: </p>
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<pre> /Dept2/Photo/Smith</pre>
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<p>The
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absolute path name is also known as the <dfn class="term">full
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path name</dfn>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>If the path name does not begin with the / character, the system assumes
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that the path begins at your current directory. This type of path name is
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called a <span>relative path name</span>. For example,
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if your current directory is Dept2 and it has a subdirectory named Photo
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containing the file Smith, the relative path name to the file is: <pre> Photo/Smith</pre>
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<p>Notice
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that the path name does not include the name of the current directory. The
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first item in the name is the directory or object at the <em>next level below</em> the
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current directory.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaaxbasics.htm" title="This topic introduces the basic concepts of integrated file system, such as directory, link, path name, stream file, name continuity, extended attributes, and scanning support.">Integrated file system concepts</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzaaxrootpath.htm" title="Path names have specific form in the root (/) file system.">Path names in the "root" (/) file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxopenpath.htm" title="Path names have specific form in the QOpenSys file system.">Path names in the QOpenSys file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxiasppath.htm" title="Each component of the path name must contain the object name followed by the object type of the object.">Path names in the independent ASP QSYS.LIB file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxntpath.htm" title="The path consists of the file system name, the server name, the share name, the directory and subdirectory names, and the object name.">Path names in the QNTC file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxos4path.htm" title="Path names have specific form in the QFileSvr.400 file system.">Path names in the QFileSvr.400 file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxoptpath.htm" title="The path name must begin with a slash (/). The path is made up of the file system name, the volume name, the directory and subdirectory names, and the file name.">Path names in the QOPT file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxapipath.htm" title="When using an integrated file system or ILE C/400 API to operate on an object, you identify the object by supplying its directory path. Here is a summary of rules to keep in mind when specifying path names in the APIs.">Path name rules for APIs</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxcmdpath.htm" title="When using an integrated file system command or display to operate on an object, you identify the object by supplying its path name.">Path name rules for CL commands and displays</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxlibpath.htm" title="Each component of the path name must contain the object name followed by the object type of the object.">Path names in the QSYS.LIB file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxqdlspath.htm" title="Each component of the path name can consist of just a name.">Path names in the QDLS file system</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzaaxudfspath.htm" title="A block special file (*BLKSF) represents a user-defined file system (UDFS) when the entire UDFS and all of the objects within it need to be manipulated.">Path names in an integrated file system user-defined file system</a></div>
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