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[Ryan Macnish <nisshh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for finding these Jae, i thought id sorted that problem out but obviously not. There is a note in there explaining that both terms are used interchangeably throughout but i think your idea is better, ill push some changes about this in a little while.

Ryan Macnish

From: jaminday+ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:48:17 +1100
To: jaebird@xxxxxxxxx
CC: ubuntu-manual@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Chapter 6

Hi Jae,
Thanks for picking this up, although I'm relatively sure we did make a comment somewhere early in that chapter that folder and directory are used interchangeably. If it's an in-text comment though you are right, might be better off as a margin note instead to make it more visible.


I'm at work at the moment so can't check this out but I'll have another look when I get home.
JaminDay

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:52 AM, Jae Stutzman <jaebird@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Jae Stutzman <jaebird@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



> I'm reading through chapter 6, command-line. I notice that "folder"

> and "directory" are both used. I have a suggestion that there should

> be a sidebar that defines that directory and folder are the same

> thing. Then use directory throughout the chapter. At this time pwd is

> defined in one place as "print working folder" :)

>

> Cheers,

>

> Jae

>



Possible sidebar text:



In GUI environments the term "folder" is commonly used to describe a

place where files are stored. In CLI environments the term "directory"

is used to describe the same thing and this metaphor is exposed in

many commands (i.e. "cd" or "pwd").



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