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     1  ---
     2  layout: docs
     3  page_title: abspath - Functions - Configuration Language
     4  description: The abspath function converts the argument to an absolute filesystem path.
     5  ---
     6  
     7  # `abspath` Function
     8  
     9  `abspath` takes a string containing a filesystem path and converts it
    10  to an absolute path. That is, if the path is not absolute, it will be joined
    11  with the job file directory.
    12  
    13  Referring directly to filesystem paths in job arguments may cause spurious
    14  diffs if the same configuration is applied from multiple systems or on
    15  different host operating systems. We recommend using filesystem paths only for
    16  transient values, such as the argument to
    17  [`file`](/docs/job-specification/hcl2/functions/file/file) (where only the contents are then
    18  stored).
    19  
    20  ## Examples
    21  
    22  ```shell-session
    23  > abspath("nomad.txt")
    24  /home/user/some/nomad-job/nomad.txt
    25  ```