Example Paths Examples below use the following paths: Windows Posix C:\Foo\Bar\Baz.xyz /foo/bar/baz.xyz Path Decomposition Part Name Windows Posix Full Path C:\Foo\Bar\Baz.xyz /foo/bar/baz.xyz Root Name C: <empty> Root Directory \ / Root Path C:\ / Directory Name C:\Foo\Bar\ /foo/bar/ Base Directory* C:\Foo\ /foo/ Base Name / File Name Baz.xyz baz.xyz (File) Stem / File Root Baz baz (File) Extension .xyz .xyz * top of the current working tree; typically used as reference for a relative path (see below) Path Qualification Name Windows Posix Absolute Name C:\Foo\Bar\Baz.xyz /foo/bar/baz.xyz Relative Name Bar\Baz.xyz* bar/baz.xyz** * (relative to C:\Foo\) ** (relative to /foo/)