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--- ops102:filesystem_basics [2024/05/03 21:20] – [Current Directory or Working Directory or Current Working Directory] chris
+++ ops102:filesystem_basics [2024/05/04 01:41] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Relative pathnames are often the shortest form of pathname //if// the target file is in the current working directory or a subdirectory of the current working directory, but the meaning of a relative pathname changes based on the current working directory.
+===== Directory vs File Names =====
+It is often impossible to tell whether a pathname refers to a file or to a directory. For example, the Linux pathname ''/home/chris/presentation'' might refer to a file named ''presentation'' or to a directory named ''presentation''.
+If you wish to explicitly indicate that a pathname refers to a directory, append a slash or backslash to the pathname.
 =====  Volume Designators  =====
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 ^ Description ^ Linux Command ^ Windows Command ^ Notes ^
-| Make Directory | mkdir //directory// | mkdir //directory// | |
+| Make a Directory | mkdir //directory// | mkdir //directory// | |
-| Remove (Empty) Directory | rmdir //directory// | rmdir //directory// | |
+| Remove a Directory (Must be empty)| rmdir //directory// | rmdir //directory// | |
 | Change (Working) Directory | cd //directory// | cd //directory// | |
 | Print Current Working Directory | pwd | cd | |