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&DOS_GLOSSARY
&FILES FILE definition
FILE /pe/ A FILE is a collection of related informaton.
All programs text and data on disk reside in FILES.
F_NAME ( FILE ) /ce/ Every FILE has a FILE NAME that
follow DOS conventions.
F_EXT ( FILE ) /ce/ Every FILE has a FILE EXTENSION that
follow DOS conventions.
F_ID ( F_NAME F_EXT ) /ce/ The FILE ID of a FILE refers to
its FILE NAME followed by its FILE EXTENSION, separated by
a period.
F_SIZE ( FILE ) /ce/ Every FILE has a FILE SIZE measured
in bytes.
F_DATE ( FILE ) /ce/ Every FILE has a FILE DATE indicating
the date and time on creation or last modification.
&DIRECTORIES DIRECTORY definitions
DIR ( FILE ) /ce/ A disk DIRECTORY contains an entry for
each FILE on a disk. Each DIRECTORY may contain other
DIRECTORIES, which are referred to as " subdirectories ".
D_NAME ( DIR ) /ce/ Every DIRECTORY has a DIRECTORY NAME
that follow DOS conventions.
D_SIZE ( F_SIZE DIR ) /ce/ The sum of the FILE SIZES
of all FILES in a DIRECTORY is called the DIRECTORY SIZE.
D_TREE ( D_NAME ) /ce/ The DIRECTORY TREE is a rooted
labeled tree whose links represent DIRECTORIES are
contained in which other DIRECTORIES; the nodes ( with the
exception of the root ) are labeled by and one-to-one with
the DIRECTORY NAMES.
Steven O. Kimbrough | October 31, 1994 | dosglossary.html