[OT] directories / folders

[C M Reinehr]

On Thu 03 December 2009 11:28:50 am Bill Campbell wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 03, 2009, Vu Pham wrote:
> > When I refer to files and their paths, I have to choice between the
> > words "directory" and "folder". Some people I talk to have no problem
> > with  "directory" but some others find "folder" easier to understand.
>
> Folders is probably easier for the average non-computer type to
> understand while computer geeks have been using directories for
> decades now.
>
> Thinking about it, Folder is probably a more logical term as it
> is a container for files and possibly other folders while the
> term directory could be something else entirely.
>
> Bill

As a certified Geek I have to disagree. As someone with a (very) basic 
understanding of Unix/Linux file structures, I find the term directory to be 
more correct. A directory doesn't contain any files. Rather, it is a list of 
pointers to inodes.

But I agree with your assesment of the "average non-computer type".
Cheers!

cmr
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