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Directory vs. Folder?
Post 302595750 by Scott on Saturday 4th of February 2012 06:54:51 PM
02-04-2012
I use them interchangeably, since they mean the same thing. It's all about preference.
But, generally speaking, in Unix it's "directory", in Windows "folder" and in Linux just pick one.
edit: I changed your poll to make it a public vote
But, generally speaking, in Unix it's "directory", in Windows "folder" and in Linux just pick one.
edit: I changed your poll to make it a public vote
Last edited by Scott; 02-04-2012 at 09:19 PM.. Reason: Correction
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
test::folder
Test::Folder(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Test::Folder(3pm) NAME
Test::Folder - test folder attributes SYNOPSIS
use Test::More ...; use Test::Folder; DESCRIPTION
This modules provides a collection of test utilities for folder attributes. Use it in combination with Test::More in your test programs. FUNCTIONS
folder_exists_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder exists, and not ok otherwise. folder_not_exists_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder does not exist, and not ok otherwise. folder_empty_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is empty (contains no files or subfolders), and not ok otherwise. folder_not_empty_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is not empty (contains any files or subfolders), and not ok otherwise. folder_readable_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is readable, and not ok otherwise. folder_not_readable_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is not readable, and not ok otherwise. folder_writable_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is writable, and not ok otherwise. folder_not_writable_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is not writable, and not ok otherwise. folder_executable_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is executable, and not ok otherwise. folder_not_executable_ok(FOLDERNAME [, TESTNAME] ) Ok if the folder is not executable, and not ok otherwise. TO DO
There are probably some more folder attributes that can be tested. If you need them, please ask (or better yet, contribute code!). AUTHOR
Martin 'Kingpin' Thurn, "mthurn at cpan.org", <http://tinyurl.com/nn67z>. BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-test-dir at rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Test-Dir>. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes. SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc Test::Folder You can also look for information at: o RT: CPAN's request tracker <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Test-Dir> o AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation <http://annocpan.org/dist/Test-Dir> o CPAN Ratings <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Test-Dir> o Search CPAN <http://search.cpan.org/dist/Test-Dir> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COPYRIGHT &; LICENSE Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Martin 'Kingpin' Thurn This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. perl v5.10.1 2011-02-20 Test::Folder(3pm)