Timeline for When was the term ‘directory’ replaced by ‘folder’?
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| Jan 22, 2023 at 12:11 | comment | added | Kaz | @user3840170 It would appear so. There's my morning learning done, then. | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 13:58 | comment | added | user3840170 |
@Kaz The f in scanf refers to format, not file. It seems you are the one confused…
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| Jan 17, 2023 at 15:54 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | And break scripts. But my point is that the underlying directory terminology never changed - folders are an addition but not a replacement. | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 15:51 | comment | added | Kaz | The terms mkf, cf, pwf would also have been confusing to people who were familiar with code functions such as openf, scanf, which refer to files. | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 4:33 | history | answered | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |