• femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    Uhhh directories are files where other files are stored in a computer, folders are pieces of paper used to store pieces of paper (or a file used to store another files in a computer)

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      10 months ago

      folders are only considered files in linux, in windows, its a mess

    • kamenoko
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      10 months ago

      A directory outside of computing is simply a list of items with a common characteristic. A list of names at an apartment building for example.

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        10 months ago

        And on a CLI a directory is just a list of other files.