.TH directory "" "" Definition
.PC
.PP
A
.B directory
is a table that maps names to files; in other words,
it associates the names of a file with their locations
on the mass storage device.
Under some
operating systems, directories are also files,
and can be handled like a file.
.PP
Directories allow files to be organized on a mass storage
device in a rational manner, by function or owner.
.if \nX=2 \{\
The documentation for \*(OS
uses the term \*(QLfolder\*(QR as a synonym for \*(QLdirectory\*(QR. \}
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "file," file
.Xr "Using COHERENT" using_coh
.br
\*(PX Standard, \(sc5.1.2
