path under linux and window
/ forward slash
\\ double slashes
\ back slash
\ menas an escape character in some programming languages like C++, C#
1. In Windows OS, the file path uses a \ , we need two \\ because the first \ is considered as an escape character.
strPath = "D:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office15"
2. In Linux, the file path is
strPath = "//home //Michael//workspace//hello.cpp"
strPath_2 = "/home /Michael/workspace/hello.cpp"
Both path are correct.
The root directory starts with a /