BASH Basics: Paths Part 1 - Absolute Paths
Channel: The Linux Classroom
Date: 03/11/2020

An in depth and comprehensive view of absolute paths. With modern graphical file managers on Linux, Windows and MacOS obscuring path locations in recent years, we have a new generation who find paths completely foreign and abstract. About 1/2 of my students struggle learning the concept of paths, which is crucial for effectively using other commands such as ls, cp, mv, cd and others. My hope is this clearly conveys the concept of paths. This is part 1 of 2 videos. Part 1 focuses on absolute paths and Part 2 focuses on relative paths.