Glossary
Glossary
absolute path name
The name of a le whic h lists all the directories leading to it, starting with root (\/") and ending with the le base name itself. If the path name indicates a directory, leave the trailing slash. F or example,
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access permissions
File name characteristics (including read, write , and execute) which determine whether a process can perform a requested operation on the le (such as opening a le for writing). Access permissions can be c hanged by a chmod(1) command.
application
A program used to perform a particular task, usually in teractively, such as
argument
The part of a command line whic h identies what (le, directory , etc.) is to be acted upon.
ARPA/Berkeley host name
A system name assigned to eac h system that supports ARP A services.
ASCII
American Symbolic Code for Information In terchange
backup
A copy of all or part of the le system.
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