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  /