Directory

 

WHAT IS A DIRECTORY?

A directory is a file the solo job of which is to store the file names and the related information. All the files, whether ordinary, special, or directory, are contained in directories.

TYPES OF CONTENT STORED BY DIRECTORY

There are main 4 types of content stored in a directory:

Static Content- The content which gets changed when the user tries to fix it else no changes occur by it’s own.

 

Dynamic/Variable Content- The content in which the change takes place automatically.

 

Persistent Content- The content which doesn’t change even after reboot.

 

Runtime Content- The content that comes at the time of running your machine and if you’re changing something with your machine then it’ll change but when you shut down you machine it’ll vanish.

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