Bounteous nomenclature for folders and files,

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Hark ye well, for this is a text rend’red by mechanical means, wherein errors may dwell!

When thou dost create files and folders ‘tis wise bestow upon them names that doth truly declare what within they hold. This matter is of great import when we labour with all subjects at IM. Believe me, lest in a year’s time thou be left sitting here, knowing nought of where ANYTHING upon thy computereth may be found.

What Signification Shall a Good Folder Name Hold?

Behold these folder names:

📁 things
📁 project
📁 fresh folder
📁 asdf
  1. What doth these folders whisper unto thee concerning their contents?
    Little indeed… thou art compelled to unseal them to discern that which dwelleth within
  2. Do they function as intended?
    Yea, they operate well enough in truth… yet offer but scant aid unto thyself.
  3. May we improve upon this craft?
    Aye!

A Better Solution:

📁 Hero Webpage
📁 Interview Task
📁 Python Calculator
📁 Photoshop Poster

Here it is with far greater ease that one may discern the contents within the folders, without first needing to open them unto view.

“This is a problem for future me” 🔮

A good name ought still to hold sense when thou dost open thine project once more in a year’s time. ‘Project’ seemeth clear at this present hour. Yet, ere a year hath passed, perchance hast thou some fourscore sundry projects!

Task I - What is the most fitting name?

Thou hast wrought a web page upon thy favored pastime.

Which of these folder names dost thou deem to fit with greatest grace?

- 📁 web page
- 📁 school assignment
- 📁 web page about Minecraft
- 📁 things
- 📁 web project one

Answer unto this:

  1. What name wouldst thou choose?
  2. For what cause?
  3. Are there any among the other names that might also serve well?

Is there ever but one true answer?

Nay!!

The most paramount matter ‘tis that the name be cry clear and hold sense for those who shall make use of the files.

To Bestow a New Name Upon Files and Folders ✏️

Verily, thou shalt at one time bestow an ill-fitting name upon a file or folder (or hath already done so). Yet by fortune’s grace, we may yet alter its appellation.

‘Tis but a simple deed to right-click upon the file or folder and select Rename.

A Trick Most Excellent!

Thou mayst likewise select the file or folder and press thus:

  • F2 if thou dwellest upon Windows.
  • Enter if thou art upon Mac.

Tip

To rename a file or folder altereth naught within its bosom.

Thou changest but what it be called.

Task Two - Bestow Upon Folders a More Fit Name

Seek thou out a folder within thy documents, whose name is ill-chosen, and strive to grant it a new appellation!

Of great import! Two things may not bear one and the same name

Within a single folder, two items shall not possess aught but identical nomenclature.

Thou canst therefore not have thusly:

📁 Webutvikling
├── 📁 Hero Nettside
└── 📁 Hero Nettside ❌

Shouldst thou attempt to forge or bestow upon an item a title already claimed within the selfsame folder, the machine shall compel thee to select another designation.

This pertaineth unto both files and folders.

But what of files that seem to bear the same name?

These two files, in truth, possess names distinct from one another:

📄 bilde.png
📄 bilde.jpg

.png and .jpg are part of the file’s appellation. This is termed an file extension.

Trick: Shew Forth File-Endings 👀

To verily behold the whole name of a file ‘tis wise to enable the shewing of file-endings.

Thereupon thou shalt see, for instance:

📄 bilde.png
📄 rapport.docx
📄 nettside.html

in lieu of merely:

📄 picture
📄 report
📄 webpage
  1. Open thine File Explorer.
  2. Press upon View at the topmost part.
  3. Select Show.
  4. Mark File name extensions.

Now shall file endings such as .png, .docx, and .html be made visible unto thee.

  1. Unfold thine Finder, I say!
  2. Press upon Finder → Preferences, high atop thy screen.
  3. Proceed unto Advanced.
  4. Mark thou Show all filename extensions.

Forsooth, let no man delete the file’s suffix!

When these suffixes be made visible unto thine eyes, they shall become part o’ that name thou seest when thou givest a new appellation to thy scroll.

If the parchment bear this name:

bilde.png

then mayst thou alter bilde as thou wilt, yet beware lest .png remain not fixed upon its tail.

The suffix doth whisper unto the engine of computation what manner of creature it is.

Task 4 - Why? 🤔

Answer with thine own words to these queries beneath:

  1. Whence is it wise t’ employ clear names upon files and folders?
  2. How may a name like prosjekt serve thee well at this present hour, yet become a vexation hereafter?
  3. In what manner might apt file and folder names ease thy collaboration with others?
  4. What dost thou deem shall transpire if a grand project harbours hundreds of files bearing ill-chosen names?
Example Solution

These be samples o’ answers. Thou needst not have penned the very same words.

1. Clear names do aid me to find that which I seek with greater ease, without needing to open all files and folders.

2. At this present hour, perchance I know well which project I mean, yet later I may hold many sundry projects and fail to recall which is which.

3. Others shall comprehend what lie within the files and where to seek things, without needing to query mine own self.

4. It may prove hard to locate the right file, ‘tis easier to use a wrong one, lose track of matters, or labor anew upon tasks already done.