Speech:ExpDir

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What is a Directory

 * A Directory is a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories. The terms directory and folder can be used interchangeably.
 * A directory contained inside another directory is called a subdirectory
 * The terms parent and child are often used to describe the relationship between a subdirectory and the directory in which it is cataloged, the latter being the parent.
 * The top-most directory in such a filesystem, which does not have a parent of its own, is called the root directory.

Viewing An Experiment's Directory
If you want to view what files and other directories are in a particular directory through a  terminal window :

1. First, make sure you have an ssh connection to caesar. It's good practice to also ssh into a drone and work from there.

2. The Unix command for listing files is     ls

3.You'll see that each experiment differs from the others in which subdirectories it has in its base directory. Here is an example for displaying the files inside two different experiments.



If you want a better visualization of the structure of the directories on Caesar, Filezilla is a great tool to use. Using Filezilla will be allow for a more interactive, point and click view of what is inside a directory, as you see below.