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4 MS-DOS User's Reference
Root directory
The root directory
Your working
directory
The first level in a multilevel directory is the root directory,
which is created automatically when you format a disk and start
putting files on it. You can create more directories and subdirec
tories within the root directory.
As you create new directories for groups of files, or for other
people using the computer, the directory system grows. And
within each new directory you can add new files or create new
subdirectories.
You can move around in the multilevel system by starting at the
root and traveling through intermediate subdirectories to find a
specific file. Conversely, you can start anywhere within the file
system and travel toward the root. Or you can go directly to any
directory without traveling through intermediate levels.
The directory that you are in is called the working directory. The
filenames and commands discussed in this chapter relate to your
working directory and do not apply to any other directories in the
structure. When you start your computer, you start out in the
working directory. Similarly, when you create a file, you create it
in the working directory.
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