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| goofedup 2006-01-23, 6:13 pm |
| hi
I dont know much about unix, but could someone tell me what advantages
do the directories have over the file in unix??
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| Ed Morton 2006-01-23, 6:13 pm |
| goofedup wrote:
> hi
>
> I dont know much about unix, but could someone tell me what advantages
> do the directories have over the file in unix??
>
That's like asking for the advantage of a box over a sheet of paper.
Read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directory
Regards,
Ed.
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| goofedup 2006-01-23, 6:13 pm |
| Thanks a lot. It was my first day in class and the prof asked me why is
it better to handle your assignments in a directory rather than a
file...thanks for the help.
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| Jordan Abel 2006-01-24, 2:49 am |
| On 2006-01-23, goofedup <mehakkapur@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks a lot. It was my first day in class and the prof asked me why is
> it better to handle your assignments in a directory rather than a
> file...thanks for the help.
well, a directory is basically the same as what's called a folder on a
mac, or called either a folder or a directory on windows.
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