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page_title: abspath - Functions - Configuration Language
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description: The abspath function converts the argument to an absolute filesystem path.
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# `abspath` Function
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`abspath` takes a string containing a filesystem path and converts it
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to an absolute path. That is, if the path is not absolute, it will be joined
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with the current working directory.
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Referring directly to filesystem paths in resource arguments may cause spurious
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diffs if the same configuration is applied from multiple systems or on
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different host operating systems. We recommend using filesystem paths only for
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transient values, such as the argument to
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[`file`](/docs/templates/hcl_templates/functions/file) (where only the contents are then
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stored).
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## Examples
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```shell-session
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> abspath(path.root)
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/home/user/some/packer/root
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```
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