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Tree­Structured Directories (Cont.)

n Absolute or relative path name

n Creating a new file is done in current directory.

n Delete a file

rm <file­name>

n Creating a new subdirectory is done in current directory.

mkdir <dir­name>

Example: if in current directory /mail

mkdir count

mail

prog copy prt exp count

Deleting “mail” Þ deleting the entire subtree rooted by “mail”.

Operating System Concepts 11.20 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne Ó2002