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  2. Directory (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In a hierarchical file system (that is, one in which files and directories are organized in a manner that resembles a tree), a directory contained inside another directory is called a subdirectory. The terms parent and child are often used to describe the relationship between a subdirectory and the directory in which it is cataloged, the latter ...

  3. Path (computing) - Wikipedia

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    This path points to a file with the name File.txt, located in the directory Temp, which in turn is located in the root directory of the drive A:. C:..\File.txt This path refers to a file called File.txt located in the parent directory of the current directory on drive C:. Folder\SubFolder\File.txt

  4. File system - Wikipedia

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    The native file systems of Unix-like systems also support arbitrary directory hierarchies, as do, Apple's Hierarchical File System and its successor HFS+ in classic Mac OS, the FAT file system in MS-DOS 2.0 and later versions of MS-DOS and in Microsoft Windows, the NTFS file system in the Windows NT family of operating systems, and the ODS-2 ...

  5. Comparison of file systems - Wikipedia

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    File system Creator Year of introduction Original operating system; DECtape: DEC: 1964 PDP-6 Monitor OS/3x0 FS: IBM: 1964 OS/360: Level-D DEC: 1968 TOPS-10: George 3 ICT (later ICL) 1968 George 3: Version 6 Unix file system (V6FS) Bell Labs: 1972 Version 6 Unix: RT-11 file system DEC: 1973 RT-11: Disk Operating System GEC: 1973 Core Operating ...

  6. Directory structure - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a directory structure is the way an operating system arranges files that are accessible to the user. Files are typically displayed in a hierarchical tree structure . File names and extensions

  7. File folder - Wikipedia

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    A file folder (or simply folder) is a kind of folder that holds papers together for organization and protection. [1] File folders usually consist of a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin, but stiff, material which is folded in half, and are used to keep paper documents .

  8. Working directory - Wikipedia

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    In computing, the working directory of a process is a directory of a hierarchical file system, if any, [nb 1] dynamically associated with the process. It is sometimes called the current working directory (CWD) , e.g. the BSD getcwd [ 1 ] function, or just current directory . [ 2 ]

  9. NTFS links - Wikipedia

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    As in such file systems, an NTFS hard link cannot point to a directory. A typical new file creation event on an NTFS volume, then, simply involves NTFS allocating and creating one new MFT record, for storing the new file entity's file metadata—including, about any of the data clusters assigned to the file, and the file's data streams; one MFT ...