30
Input/output library
[input.output]
30.10
File systems
[filesystems]
30.10.4
Terms and definitions
[fs.definitions]
30.10.4.17
pathname resolution
[fs.def.pathres]
Pathname resolution is the operating system dependent mechanism for resolving a pathname to a particular file in a file hierarchy
.
There may be multiple pathnames that resolve to the same file
.
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Example
:
POSIX specifies the mechanism in section 4.11, Pathname resolution
.
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end example
]