They are called directories and sub-directories. They also are called folders and sub-folders.
Folders.
subdirectories, child directories, or folders
FoldersI don't know who submitted that but my Guide to Software course book says that subdirectories are called child directories, or folders. It says nothing about paths. The correct answer is folder.
To list the subdirectories in the current directory: find . -maxdepth 1 -type d To list the subdirectories and all their subdirectories: find . -type d
Containers
xcopy
Computers store data in a series of directories. Each directory, or folder, may contain files or other directories. If a directory is located within another directory, it is called a sub-directory (or sub-folder) of that folder.
ls -la |grep "^d" |awk 'END {print "Number of directories: " NR}'
Subdirectories or subfolders refer to directories that exist under the root directory. They are used to organize and manage files within the file system hierarchy.
CreateDirectory(String) Creates all directories and subdirectories in the specified path. CreateDirectory(String, DirectorySecurity) Creates all the directories in the specified path, applying the specified Windows security. Delete(String) Deletes an empty directory from a specified path. Delete(String, Boolean) Deletes the specified directory and, if indicated, any subdirectories and files in the directory. public static DirectoryInfo CreateDirectory ( string path ) public static void Delete ( string path, bool recursive )
Sometimes they have been referred to as directories, which comes from older operating systems.
They are called directories and sub-directories. Sometimes they are called folders and sub-folders.