Answer by Peter Cordes for Is there a general term for the items in a directory?
There are good answers that propose files and entries. (Go read them if you don't understand why those words fit, and remember that in POSIX "file" includes all types of inode (including directory),...
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The POSIX readdir documentation uses the word entry: The readdir() function shall return a pointer to a structure representing the directory entry at the current position in the directory stream...
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Good question. I use "contents" as a term that encompasses both files and subfolders. For example: "We need to copy all of the contents of that directory."
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Why not raise the abstraction level instead of using just "computer terms": Step up to more general wording... A mature filesystem stores content. It allows 'files' and 'folders' as basic content. Most...
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File. At least in POSIX-compliant systems. 3.164 File An object that can be written to, or read from, or both. A file has certain attributes, including access permissions and type. File types include...
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I'm just curious if there's a standard computer term that encompasses everything in a directory, instead of always having to mention "files" and "(sub)directories/folders" separately. So you could...
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Answer by WinEunuuchs2Unix for Is there a general term for the items in a...
I like the term tree and indeed in Linux there is a command called tree that lists everything in the current directory and all directories below along with their files and sub-directories.Here is an...
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