AI engineering glossary · Command line Git

What is absolute path?

Absolute path: A full file location written from the top of the filesystem, so it points to the same file regardless of where you currently are. On Linux and macOS it starts with a slash; on Windows it begins with a drive letter such as C:.

Level: beginnerTopic: Command line Git

Absolute path: an example

/home/asha/project/data/train.csv is an absolute path that works from any folder.

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