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A '''path''' is the general form of a computer file or directory name, giving a unique location of the file or directory in a file system. Paths point to their location using a string of characters signifying directories, separated by a delimiting character, most commonly the '''(forward) slash''' character, '''"/"''', or the '''backslash''' character, '''"\"'''.

==Absolute Path==
An '''absolute path''' (or '''full path''') is a path that points to a certain location on a file system, regardless of the [[working directory]]. It is usually written in reference to a file system's [[root directory]], for example: '''/cis/www/academics/mcs/mcs.cfm'''

==Relative Path==
A '''relative path''' is a path relative to the current '''working directory'''. 

==Special Symbols==
'''One period''', '''"."''' references the current '''working directory.'''
'''Two periods''', '''".."''' references the parent directory above the working directory.

==Examples==
Say you're in charge of the '''Smash Club''' website whose [[URL]] is <nowiki>http://www.gustavus.edu/orgs/smashclub</nowiki>. 


/cis/www/test/index.cfm

For example, if your working directory were '''/cis/www/academics/mcs/''', you could reference the '''mcs.cfm''' file without needing to supply any further information about the parent directories.