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For example, if you are in the LEDGER directory and want to
access a file named MICHELLE under the PERSONAL direc-
tory, you would type the following pathname and press
Enter:
\WORDPROC/PERSONAL/MICHELLE
The pathname \ WORDPROC\PERSONAL\MICHELLE is
the full pathname for the file MICHELLE. You can use it no
matter what directory you are in (as long as it is on the same
disk). The first backslash (for root directory) signifies that the
path to the file starts in the root directory. WORDPROC is
the name of the subdirectory under the root directory, and
PERSONAL is the subdirectory under WORDPROC.
If you want to access a file on a different drive, include the drive
letter in the pathname as in this example:
B:\WORDPROC\PERSONAL\MICHELLE
Other Directory Commands
SUBST command lets you substitute a drive letter for a direc-
tory path. This is helpful when you use a long path.
The APPEND command lets you set a search path to directories
containing data files.
The PATH command lets you specify a search path for external
commands or program files (those having an extension of
.COM, .EXE, or .BAT).
See the descriptions of SUBST, APPEND, and PATH in your
MS-DOS reference manual.
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