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ROOT DIRECTORY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- partial pathname
1, record 1, English, partial%20pathname
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pathname that begins in some directory other than the root directory. 1, record 1, English, - partial%20pathname
Record 1, Key term(s)
- partial path name
- partial path-name
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nom de chemin partiel
1, record 1, French, nom%20de%20chemin%20partiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nom d'accès partiel 2, record 1, French, nom%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20partiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spécifiez le nom de chemin complet, par exemple, /usr/share/omf. Si vous spécifiez un nom de chemin partiel, par exemple, /usr/share, la commande scrollkeeperrebuilddb mettra un certain temps avant d'afficher de nombreux avertissements et risque d'échouer. 1, record 1, French, - nom%20de%20chemin%20partiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- super-user
1, record 2, English, super%2Duser
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[In] a multiuser UNIX system, a system administrator [who is] a "special" user charged with maintenance and general operation of the computer system. 1, record 2, English, - super%2Duser
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the super-user owns the root directory. 1, record 2, English, - super%2Duser
Record 2, Key term(s)
- super user
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- super-utilisateur
1, record 2, French, super%2Dutilisateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dans] un système UNIX multi-utilisateur, [...] administrateur du système qui est un utilisateur «spécial» chargé de l'entretien et du fonctionnement général du système. 1, record 2, French, - super%2Dutilisateur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le super-utilisateur est le propriétaire du répertoire racine. 1, record 2, French, - super%2Dutilisateur
Record 2, Key term(s)
- super utilisateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-02-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- root directory
1, record 3, English, root%20directory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trojan Horses... If somebody notices this interesting file "SEX. BAT" on a floppy disk, and simply types "SEX" to see what the command does, all the files in the root directory of his drive C :(usually the hard disk) will be deleted. 2, record 3, English, - root%20directory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
directory: A file containing information concerning the other files on a mass-storage device, such as a diskette; also termed a catalog. 3, record 3, English, - root%20directory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- répertoire racine
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9pertoire%20racine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- directorio raíz
1, record 3, Spanish, directorio%20ra%C3%ADz
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- directorio básico 2, record 3, Spanish, directorio%20b%C3%A1sico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Directorio de nivel superior en un disco, creado por el DOS al formatearse el disco. 3, record 3, Spanish, - directorio%20ra%C3%ADz
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-12-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- logfile analysis report
1, record 4, English, logfile%20analysis%20report
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
LogFileManager can zip the logfiles and create an html logfile analysis report and place them both in that domain's web root directory, as well as copy the zipped logfile and the report into an archive directory. 1, record 4, English, - logfile%20analysis%20report
Record 4, Key term(s)
- log file analysis report
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rapport d'analyse de fichier journal
1, record 4, French, rapport%20d%27analyse%20de%20fichier%20journal
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-08-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- parent directory
1, record 5, English, parent%20directory
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Executing this command will delete every file in the parent directory, which is, in this case, a root directory. 2, record 5, English, - parent%20directory
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- répertoire père
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9pertoire%20p%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une structure arborescente, répertoire dont dépendent d'autres répertoires. 1, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9pertoire%20p%C3%A8re
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- directorio principal
1, record 5, Spanish, directorio%20principal
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En los directorios del DOS, es el directorio que se encuentra encima del directorio en curso en la estructura de árbol. 2, record 5, Spanish, - directorio%20principal
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