Absolute Pathnames
An absolute pathname specifies a file or directory in relation to the entire Linux file hierarchy, which begins at the / (root) directory.
  • An absolute pathname starts at the / (root ) directory and lists each directory along the path to the destination file (or directory).
  • An absolute pathname uses a slash ( / ) between each directory name in the path to indicate different directories.

Examples:

Absolute pathnames to charles:

/home/charles

Absolute pathname to franklin:

/home/charles/franklin

Absolute pathname to baseball:

/home/charles/franklin/baseball