11/3/70 DIRECTORY (V) NAME format of directories SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION A directory behaves exactly like an ordinary file, save that no user may write into a directory. The fact that a file is a directory is indicated by a bit in the flag word of its i-node entry. Directory entries are 8 words long. The first word is the i-node of the file represented by the entry, if non-zero; if zero, the entry is empty. Words 1-4 represent the (8-character) file name, space padded on the right. These words are not necessarily cleared for empty slots. By convention, the first entry in each directory is for "dd", which is the "directory directory" that holds all the users' home directories and the "system" directory. The "system" directory contains "init" and "sh". FILES SEE ALSO file system format DIAGNOSTICS BUGS OWNER ken, dmr