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Development Tools Introduction to the Terminal Directories and Files Absolute Paths

workspace and etc directory

If I am in etc directory, how it can show the mall, if it is in workspace?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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By using absolute paths, you can access any file in any directory, not just those in your current working directory.