beep@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhen you accidentally say "folder" instead of "directory" in a Linux group.mitadmissions.orgimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1462file-text
arrow-up1462imageWhen you accidentally say "folder" instead of "directory" in a Linux group.mitadmissions.orgbeep@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agowait, windows uses folder? i’ve been saying directory since DOS. CD means Change Directory.
minus-squarecute_noker@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoDont windows also have a rmdir I dont know if there are any commands with folder ? Maybe it was a marketing stunt somewhere along the way
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoOh I’ll stunt bill gates’s marketing.
minus-squaretoddestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThe Windows GUI (Explorer) has been using the word “folder” since Windows 95. DOS and Windows before that uses the word “directory”.
wait, windows uses folder?
i’ve been saying directory since DOS. CD means Change Directory.
Also dir to list director contents
Dont windows also have a rmdir
I dont know if there are any commands with folder ? Maybe it was a marketing stunt somewhere along the way
Oh I’ll stunt bill gates’s marketing.

The Windows GUI (Explorer) has been using the word “folder” since Windows 95. DOS and Windows before that uses the word “directory”.