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(+) > > > > 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 text. > > 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 > > -- > > 2.44.0 > > > >
