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  1. What is the difference between a directory and a folder?

    Jul 16, 2021 · Check "The folder metaphor" section at Wikipedia. It states: There is a difference between a directory, which is a file system concept, and the graphical user interface metaphor that is used to …

  2. directory - What are ./ and ../ directories? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

    Every directory on a Unix system (and probably every other system too) contains at least two directory entries. These are . (current directory) and .. (parent directory). In the case of the root directory, …

  3. windows - What are "." and ".." in a directory? - Super User

    The . is the current directory, while .. signifies the parent directory. It makes things quicker at the command line as well so you don't need to type out full paths. example: go up 2 directories: cd ..\..\ …

  4. What directory is '~' when I type 'cd - Stack Overflow

    Feb 14, 2009 · Your profile chain can quite easily change your current working directory before the prompt appears. A more reliable way is " ( cd ; pwd )" to, in a subshell, change to your home …

  5. I cannot add the parent directory to *safe.directory* in Git

    Apr 13, 2022 · │ │ ├─ anthony/ In this case, the user tommy owns his own directory under /home, but (for some reason) rents out space to other users, in this case mary and anthony. If mary, by mistake, …

  6. linux - What is "~/" directory? - Super User

    Maybe not programming related, but I want to reference this directory in c program. If you try to opendir the string literal "~/" in C, you'll find it doesn't exist. It is a Bash/Csh shorthand notation that is …

  7. Find the current directory and file's directory [duplicate]

    How do I determine: the current directory (where I was in the shell when I ran the Python script), and where the Python file I am executing is?

  8. What is the difference between a directory and a folder?

    The term directory refers to the way a structured list of document files and folders is stored on the computer. It is comparable to a telephone directory that contains lists of names, numbers and …

  9. What is the difference between path and directory?

    May 22, 2014 · A directory is a "folder", a place where you can put files or other directories (and special files, devices, symlinks...). It is a container for filesystem objects. A path is a string that specify how …

  10. Location of WSL $Home directory (in Windows) - Super User

    Jun 25, 2023 · Then just drill down into your home directory. Usually though, in windows, if you open up your file explorer, just scroll down to "Network", from there you can also see your WSL folder.