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Yes. A directory can be called a file and, in most implementations, under the wraps, it is a file, but it is not a file that an ordinary user can access. It is the responsibility of the file system code in the operating system. Unless you are writing code that manages file systems, it is best to think of a directory as a directory and to use the API provided to access it.

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Put file in the same directory as my HTML file?

Yes you need to put the file in the same directory. This will get the file to be executed from the HTML file.


What is the relative path to the image?

The relative path to an image is the path that describes the location of the image file in relation to the current directory or file. It does not include the full directory structure from the root but instead provides a way to access the file based on the current working directory. For example, if the image is located in a folder named "images" within the current directory, the relative path would be "images/image.jpg".


How do you set working directory in RStudio?

The global default working directory is ~. Note that relative file references in your code will become invalid when you change working directories.There are a number of ways to change the current working directory:Use the setwd R function.Use the Tools | Change working dir... menu (Session | Set working Directory on a Mac).From within the File pane, use More | Set As Working Directory menu.On Windows, you can set the working directory by changing the Start in field of your RStudio shortcut.On a Mac you can drag/drop a folder onto the RStudio Dock icon to set the working directory.Alternatively, open a terminal and specify the work directory:$ open -a RStudio ~/projects/foo$ open -a RStudio .Note you can use the same terminal commands in Linux, however omit the trailing '.' in the second invocation. The first invocation sets "~/projects/foo" as the working directory, the second uses the current working directory.When launched through file association, RStudio automatically sets the current working directory to the directory of the opened file. However, if RStudio is already running, opening another file via file association will not change the current working directory.RStudio uses the .Rprofile file located in the current working directory. If there is no .Rprofile in that directory, the .Rprofile file located in the global default working directory (~/.Rprofile) is used instead.The global .RData file will be saved in your new working directory when you exit RStudio.


Difference between current and standard directory in c?

The 'current directory' is where you are in this moment, the 'standard directory' is where something usually is (quite vague definition, isn't it?)... for example, the standard directory for the apache configuration file is /etc/apache, for temporary files it is /tmp


What is a virtual directory?

virtual directory are that directory throgh which we map to location of the directory.suppose you need to make a directory on a place but we dont have the sufficient place for creating directory then for mapping the directory on that place we create directoy on different location and map to current location.this is called virtual directory.

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How do you move files to a directory in Linux?

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