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Learning objective: Explain the use of absolute paths
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To copy a file using only absolute references, you would include the path from the root to the source or target destination. It is up to the user to know the full source and destination paths when executing this command. In this example, if we wanted to copy a file, like termpaper.doc, from ENG104 directory to the Backup directory, the command would be:
COPY \School\ENG104\termpaper.doc [space] \Backup
Other examples:
To copy a file from the Personal directory to the School directory:
COPY \Personal\file.txt [space] \School
To copy a file from the ENG104 directory to the CMPTR111 directory:
COPY \School\ENG104\file.txt [space] \School\CMPTR111
To copy a file from the ENG104 directory to the root "\":
COPY \School\ENG104\file.txt [space] \
Thinking: If all paths start at the root with absolute path referencing, what are the benefits?
Key terms: absolute path, directory, file, path, root
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