Glossary | the \current directory" or \w orking directory", and is iden tied by entering |
the command pwd. |
device le
A le used for the computer to comm unicate with a device suc h as a tape drive or a printer.
DDS
Digital Data Storage.
dialog box
A subwindow of an application used to request information, or to displa y status or error conditions.
directory
A table of identiers and references (suc h as le names) that refer to corresponding les and items of data. Used in a t ypical
environment
The set of dened shell variables (some of whic h are PATH, TERM, SHELL, HOME) that dene the conditions under whic h your commands run. These conditions can include y our terminal characteristics, home directory, and default searc h path.
le 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.
leset
Describes a
le system
The organization of les on a giv en storage device, possibly including hierarchical directories.
FINAL TRIM SIZE : 7.0 in x 8.5 in