UNC Path

UNC stands for Uniform Naming Convention which is a Microsoft standard for identifying shared resources on a network. For example, if you share a folder for public access then someone else on your network can access that folder by typing the UNC path at the command prompt.

The format of a UNC path is: \\<servername>\<sharename>\<directory>, where these placeholders represent the following types of names:

As an example, the following are all valid UNC paths:

	\sallyf\baddies
	\sallyf\baddies\snip
	\sallyf\baddies\snap
	\sallyf\baddies\snerp
	\sallyf\baddies\snerp\batter
	\sallyf\baddies\snerp\bath

...assuming the following file structure:

	c: (c-drive on a computer called "sallyf")
	|-- temp
	      |-- mistakes
		     |-- baddies (shared as "baddies")
			    |-- snip
			    |-- snap
			    |-- snerp
				  |-- batter
				  |-- bath