From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from layka.disroot.org (layka.disroot.org [178.21.23.139]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 63CAD219F6 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:57:19 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=178.21.23.139 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1710791841; cv=none; b=AJ2u7cEjPtv74m/bwc7v5kXeZOKtN2v9DJ29fFWCBMNNua7WQFJoatoFHunUnaU4Vumox8NwS/HCvMHn/EGc11fMw0FHDHMXK02aN4fteWvCntlyDDj1QN65NZVrPL80t48szI9Ru+xim80so9JwSCx9wAUV/T1VDs35lkRzG28= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1710791841; c=relaxed/simple; bh=SFAD52rxMnb/8qDTV0rmbsrkYjNOXBFREriZJk7N5gA=; h=Mime-Version:Content-Type:Date:Message-Id:Subject:From:To:Cc: References:In-Reply-To; b=bBaKL3OT54Mg7p5uaBfRl4egBnT2IP5ND3m2Nw2zLdyK7VHArNdjVv23KUFaRRV/5VVkT9m9CWdVcUExgWjxVmSlOnnQnTmjRPautXVy6Q8tvntzxE2a0Ee3zzsJ/JRSxiK/XHrw6H591mQGgXVcOH9QciwTnFb4GtkdQCRdQxQ= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=disroot.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=disroot.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=disroot.org header.i=@disroot.org header.b=HbjS8e9S; arc=none smtp.client-ip=178.21.23.139 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=disroot.org Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=disroot.org Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=disroot.org header.i=@disroot.org header.b="HbjS8e9S" Received: from mail01.disroot.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by disroot.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DFE540C58; Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:57:18 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: SPAM Filter at disroot.org Received: from layka.disroot.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (disroot.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id u_Py-59ZXa9N; Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:57:17 +0100 (CET) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Mime-Version: 1.0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=disroot.org; s=mail; t=1710791837; bh=SFAD52rxMnb/8qDTV0rmbsrkYjNOXBFREriZJk7N5gA=; h=Date:Subject:From:To:Cc:References:In-Reply-To; b=HbjS8e9S47LX8nVUt+FPxXnFCsuuEcX7eUNBtC6JOJol7zA2YMaNIwIcZZmNPH9GP ThOt88iM/6B9JYCR4nhtro4UbDeLlXyvl3gGy1AzV273HPraWfihsqTydlgpePzjFI Q+T3h1uQV8WHp3cj+iHzMVrZSwJvfrANKn6MbtnNrQKYkwmCFgrrTvrIJWhcWBRwSg 0YRZ0bsGEA+W+iJwIP/KxwIxEKgRJP62OwT2Jayrn3t79hIl/DT/73Uc7o4d8eV1VS kaeGx2A4fl+Y8ihxAW2yBCIoHwmsIF0tDL1PxxL3+zMGv5ltk1HnFzyqE/1DFzv7ry 1YpQAF2b54K6Q== Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:57:07 +1300 Message-Id: Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] intro.1: Explain the meaning of a directory From: "Jeremy Baxter" To: "Alejandro Colomar" Cc: References: <20240317080850.28564-3-jtbx@disroot.org> <20240317080850.28564-6-jtbx@disroot.org> In-Reply-To: On Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 4:05 AM NZDT, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 09:08:31PM +1300, Jeremy Baxter wrote: > > --- > > man1/intro.1 | 3 +++ > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > >=20 > > diff --git a/man1/intro.1 b/man1/intro.1 > > index 090678750..f0a8d98e0 100644 > > --- a/man1/intro.1 > > +++ b/man1/intro.1 > > @@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ The command > > In this example, we use it to find Maja's telephone number. > > .SS Pathnames and the current directory > > Files live in a large tree, called the file hierarchy. > > +In this hierarchy, there are many > > +.IR directories ; > > +a directory is simply a file that can hold other files as opposed to t= ext. > > This might confuse more than it helps. What does "hold" mean? Does the > directory hold the file data? As in a .tar archive? No. > > In any case, this subsection doesn't seem to treat how directories are > represented in the filesystem, but rather how they are presented to the > user in path names. What do you think about this? In this hierarchy, there are many .IR directories ; a directory is simple a file that contains other files, rather than text. For example, if we have a file called .I tel in the directory .IR /home/aeb , we can refer to it by the pathname .IR /home/aeb/tel . I think this section is still important because previously there was no explanation for this, and most people are accustomed to using the word "folder". ~Jeremy > > Each file has a > > .I "pathname" > > describing the location of the file from the root of the tree > > --=20 > > 2.44.0 > >=20 > >=20