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I mix and match. I used to have an Amiga back in the day, and they were called directories there. As such, most of my parlance is from those days. But most of my work life has been on Windows. So, folder has sneaked into everyday usage.
Me when I don’t say inodes to refer to folders in iOS:
da fuck?
Dumb joke, iKnow
- iFolder
- Air Directory
I’m referring to folders as iFolders from now on
Funny how the DOS equivalent of ls is dir, so before the GUI folder metaphor.
Don’t forget cd.
So what’s the difference?
My intuition is that
directoryis the older term and refers to something existing on the file system whilefoldercan be that but also includes “virtual folders” that group together different files from across the file system like when photo manager shows you categories like ‘recently viewed’ or ‘taken in 2023’.None.
Uhhh directories are files where other files are stored in a computer, folders are pieces of paper used to store pieces of paper (or a file used to store another files in a computer)
A directory outside of computing is simply a list of items with a common characteristic. A list of names at an apartment building for example.
folders are only considered files in linux, in windows, its a mess
something about not unix operating systems not being valid
obligatory mansplaining that Linux is not Unix
obligatory its a Unix system, I know this
Directory is the older term, but when they started making computers user friendly they needed a friendlier word for it. Folders make sense because people understand putting files in folders in real life.
Aha, to me it’s an apt metaphors as files go into folders and it fits with the whole desktop analogy.
Exactly, except like all computer metaphors they break down when you get into the details. I can’t put a document in more than one folder and update them at the same time IRL like I can do with a symlink.
You bring up a pretty good point. Whenever I have a personal document that could go into multiple categories (eg a travel insurance certificate can go into travel, insurance, or finance folder) I place it in all 3 at once with hard links. What’s more is that if I intuitively first search for a document in place A but it’s actually in place B I simply place a link in A for the next time.
Before I learned a bit about file systems I didn’t even conceive of such a thing being possible; precisely because the folder metaphor had imprinted upon me the physical world constraint that things can only be in a single place at once.
alias cf=cdNote: I don’t actually do this. I’m not a monster.
Cloud foundry? Not familiar with cf
Given that
cdis “change directory,” I assumecfis meant to be “change folder.”Yes and it’s telling the computer to treat cf as if it was cd
It’s interesting that Windows also uses cd, even though they call them folders 😂.
I only call them by inode. Scoffs
inodes can be files or directories though.
“Everything is a file.”
I just learned what an inode is last week so I’m doing my best here.
Directory means a listing. You are referring to the list of names of some items.
I’m usually working with folders that actually contain files and other folders. It’s often closed, so the content is not shown. A folder is a container.
Wikipedia clarifies this difference.
A telephone directory does not contain telephones.
a file directory doesent contain anything but adresses aswell
WELL ACKSHUALLY
Been using Linux as my primary OS for (counts on fingers)… decades now. Called them folders the whole time. Never had a problem with it. Nobody who matters cares.
Exactly, thank you. My thought when seeing this was “who the fuck cares?”
I care.
In parlance I have found you can say ‘what directory is that folder in?’ If you want to have a user give you a full path.
Until now, i care a ton!
Oh wait, “Nobody who matters”
dang, nevermind
[Whole discord begins screeching like a parrot store]
Discord? For Linux communities? Linux communities usually like to stick to non-proprietary solutions.
My beard isn’t big enough for those ones
In our forum you just give the coordinates in your woven core memory…
Meh, I dont care. If they used a word that wasn’t directly linked to the concept then I might care.
Likewise, we all know what it means, regardless if you say it like this or that.
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Well dir
