Hi Alex, On Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 10:57 AM NZDT, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 08:57:07AM +1300, Jeremy Baxter wrote: > > 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". > > Hmm, it's good that you mention this. When explaining directories to > friends used to Windows (and GUI) terms, I noticed that it's unfamiliar > to them. > > I actually thought about it, and the term "directory" tells you what it > is quite precisely: > > Like a directory of phones, it's just a piece of paper where you note > down the phones of people. Directories, similarly, contain lists of > files. They don't "hold" nor "contain" the files. I've never thought of it that way before, good point. I'll write something along those lines for the next patch, thanks. ~Jeremy > > Cheers, > Alex > > > > > ~Jeremy > > > > > > Each file has a > > > > .I "pathname" > > > > describing the location of the file from the root of the tree > > > > -- > > > > 2.44.0 > > > > > > > > > >
