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Local syntax refers to filenames as specified by the local shell or operating system. Filenames referred to in local syntax can be specified by their absolute paths or relative to the current working directory. (Relative path components can only appear at the beginning of a file specifier.)
Perforce has its own method of file specification which remains unchanged across operating systems. If a file is specified relative to a client root, it is said to be in client syntax. If it is specified relative to the top of the depot, it is said to be in depot syntax. A file specified in either manner can be said to have been specified in Perforce syntax.
Perforce
file specifiers always begin with two slashes (//), followed
by the client or depot name, followed by the full pathname of the file
relative to the client or depot root directory.
Path components in client and depot syntax are always separated by
slashes (/), regardless of the component separator used by
the local operating system or shell.
An example of each syntax is provided below
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