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Understanding the Context

What does "/" , "./", "../" represent while giving path? Let's be precise: "/"is a path which begins with a /, and thus it is an absolute path. Thus, we need to begin in the root of the file system and navigate through the folders given by name, whereas the names are separated by /s (because this is the unix path separator). Thus, / is the root of the file system with no folders entered after ...

Key Insights

In layman's terms, a path (or the search path) is the list of directories that will be searched for anything that you type on the command line. If you type in a built-in command like ls, it will look for a specified list of directories. Path One of the most well-known is called PATH on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It specifies the directories in which executable programs* are located on the machine that can be started without knowing and typing the whole path to the file on the command line. (Or in Windows, the Run dialog in the Start Menu or + R).

Final Thoughts

What are PATH and other environment variables, and how can I set or use ... What does the ~ mean in an absolute file path? I see this in the output of things like build scripts but the path does not exist.