Re: bug-bash Digest, Vol 284, Issue 16

Wiley Young <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:02:17 -0700

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> Or perhaps one of these, "directory entry" or "directory link."

3.103 Directory


> A file that contains directory entries. No two directory entries in the
> same directory have the same name.


3.104 Directory Entry (or Hard Link)


> An object that associates a filename with a file. Several directory
> entries can associate names with the same file.


https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap03.html