Re^7: How to copy/cut and paste files without using modules ?

So yes, files do reside in folders, regardless of the actual implementation details which Marshall describes

This metaphor, however, is not sufficient in explaining why deleting a file is called "unlinking" and how it works.

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Re^8: How to copy/cut and paste files without using modules ? by Anonymous Monk on Oct 20, 2011 at 11:29 UTC
This metaphor, however, is not sufficient in explaining why deleting a file is called "unlinking" and how it works. So what? The metaphor is still correct and useful Pretending that it isn't , that its wrong, is as ikegami already said Continuing to go around in circles is trolling	[reply]
Re^8: How to copy/cut and paste files without using modules ? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 20, 2011 at 21:38 UTC
There was no request or reason to explain how unlinking works. Unlinking may not always remove a file's contents from the disk, but it sure does delete files from directories.	[reply]