Directory entry?

вс, 23 авг. 2020 г., 21:56 Steve Litt <slitt@???>:

> On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 03:19:12 -0700
> spiralofhope <spiralofhope@???> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 09:59:53 -0400
> > Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
> >
> > > Is there an establiched word in the Linux/Unix xommunity
> > > for something which might be a file or a directory?
> >
> > Perhaps something like inode?
>
> Inode is a number used to locate a file or directory, so it's the wrong
> word for this purpose. I'd suggest either "file or directory", or to
> coin your own word (filerectory?).
>
> I coined the word wmde to stand for "Window manager or desktop
> environment", because in many cases you can use either to fulfill the
> same basic purpose.
>
> SteveT
>
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