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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/581ad6fa-32b5-4d1f-8414-fe54f45cd653/have-you-done-this-mistakeRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 12:58:04 GMTWed, 15 Apr 2026 13:11:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:28:41 GMT]]>@NishantNeerajAgnihotri true

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/itsfoss/statuses/116413439800745503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/itsfoss/statuses/116413439800745503Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:28:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:45:09 GMT]]>@itsfoss we all have been standardised by windows terminology for computer use.
Call whatever you want just keep the technical aspect in mind.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/NishantNeerajAgnihotri/statuses/116412324858243163https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/NishantNeerajAgnihotri/statuses/116412324858243163Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:45:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:58:45 GMT]]>@itsfoss I'm sometimes tempted to say "folder" just cuz it's shorter but then I remember "dir" is shortest and all is well (works better written than spoken obvs)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/brandtkurowski/statuses/116411670576576557https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/brandtkurowski/statuses/116411670576576557Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:58:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:45:37 GMT]]>@bettina @itsfoss kamelΓ₯sΓ₯

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116404042159507271/statuses/116410439268297552https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116404042159507271/statuses/116410439268297552Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:45:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:47:47 GMT]]>@itsfoss I've been caught doing this! It's most embarrassing! LOL! It's a "directory", in a Linux group, and a "folder", everywhere else.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://queer.cool/users/wx1g/statuses/116409740027681562https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://queer.cool/users/wx1g/statuses/116409740027681562Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:47:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:41:06 GMT]]>@itsfoss Today ...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jimmysjolund/statuses/116409713752081384https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jimmysjolund/statuses/116409713752081384Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:41:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:33:44 GMT]]>@rxf4e1 @itsfoss
That's bad and you should feel bad.

(πŸ™‚ )

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/dougmerritt/statuses/116409448854748944https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/dougmerritt/statuses/116409448854748944Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:33:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:07:59 GMT]]>@CliffsEsport @giggls @itsfoss AFAIK they aren't the same thing. A directory is a file system thing while a folder is a broader UI concept. It could represent a dir, but it could also represent e.g. files from various dirs matching certain criteria. Two terms for two different, although related things. I'm fine with it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/sesivany/statuses/116409347554667502https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/sesivany/statuses/116409347554667502Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:07:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:04:22 GMT]]>@itsfoss
I have no problem with people showing their ignorance.

In fact, it's mostly helpful.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/janneke/statuses/116409333370087105https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/janneke/statuses/116409333370087105Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:04:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:21:59 GMT]]>@giggls @itsfoss to me if in gui tend to think folder and if in CLI or similar then think directory.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CliffsEsport/statuses/116409166718286578https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CliffsEsport/statuses/116409166718286578Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:21:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:10:36 GMT]]>@itsfoss lol, i've been using linux since 1999/2000 and always said folder.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115848575411203906/statuses/116409121952901720https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115848575411203906/statuses/116409121952901720Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:10:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:59:34 GMT]]>@itsfoss is it not the same thing?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115940330255747737/statuses/116409078539545579https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115940330255747737/statuses/116409078539545579Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:59:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:58:46 GMT]]>@itsfoss If someone is computer-literate enough to understand what a directory/folder is (which now excludes an increasing amount of younger Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who only know how to use smartphones and apps, if recent reporting is to be believed), then I'm pretty happy with that without splitting hairs over terminology.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/elgringomexicano/statuses/116409075373872581https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/elgringomexicano/statuses/116409075373872581Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:58:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:51:51 GMT]]>@itsfoss I always use "folder" πŸ˜… and don't apologize 😈

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/nickelson/statuses/116409048196941335https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/nickelson/statuses/116409048196941335Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:51:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:40:37 GMT]]>@itsfoss It really does not help that many Linux DEs are moving towards "folder" themselves.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tailkinker/statuses/116409004007050314https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tailkinker/statuses/116409004007050314Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:40:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:37:44 GMT]]>@itsfoss I have started using computers when this was also called directory in the DOS/Windows world. It is still in a way. The cd and dir commands exist on Powershell until this day.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://karlsruhe-social.de/users/giggls/statuses/116408992726525786https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://karlsruhe-social.de/users/giggls/statuses/116408992726525786Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:37:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Have you done this mistake? on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:15:00 GMT]]>@itsfoss I know this is meant to be a joke! But I think about me being a Dane, speaking English as my second langauge. And where I use computers as tools but apart from that just try to live my life... So if people judge me for my imperfect English and / or for not jusing the Linux lingo correctly... I have to wonder what kind of world they really want to live in. A world where everyone are the same? Isn't that boring?

I might just switch to Danish and see how well we communicate from there...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/bettina/statuses/116408903301477415https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/bettina/statuses/116408903301477415Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:15:00 GMT