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#### 19.2.1 Pathname Components ¶

A pathname has six components: a host, a device, a directory, a name, a type, and a version.

- The Pathname Host Component
- The Pathname Device Component
- The Pathname Directory Component
- The Pathname Name Component
- The Pathname Type Component
- The Pathname Version Component