Used in a Sentence

subdir

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for subdir.

Editorial note

Because directory hierarchies go from top to bottom - /dir/subdir/file.ext - or, globally, //hostname/dir/subdir/file.ext, or protocol://hostname/dir/subdir/file.ext etc.

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Quick take

(computing) Abbreviation of subdirectory. [(computing) A directory located inside another directory.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of subdir gathered in one view.

noun

(computing) Abbreviation of subdirectory. [(computing) A directory located inside another directory.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for subdir.

noun

(computing) Abbreviation of subdirectory. [(computing) A directory located inside another directory.]

Example sentences

1

Because directory hierarchies go from top to bottom - /dir/subdir/file.ext - or, globally, //hostname/dir/subdir/file.ext, or protocol://hostname/dir/subdir/file.ext etc.

2

It keeps state in `path/subdir/.gitrepo` which means that git commands like `git mv` just work.

3

You can prevent server-side code from getting shipped to the client by placing it in the server subdir.

4

Edit: thinking about it, Gobolinux could perhaps be extended with checksum dirs inside the version-subdir to separate different compiles.

5

The make utility provided by the NDK is notorious for not being able to process absolute windows paths, so we cannot use the all-subdir-makefiles command.

6

Why can't I just have the pip'ed libraries in a subdir somewhere and tell Python to look there?

7

Maybe as a subdir named with the resolution, eg search/movie/480p.mp4 or maybe movie.1080p.mp4?

8

On Gobolinux each version of a program or lib is given its own versioned subdir in /Programs, but that's as far as it goes.

9

The undo and the buffer data structures were tested automatically for several hours with success (see the tools/ subdir), no data was ever lost.

10

Both can grab cookbooks from the Chef community site, local path, generic Git repository (which includes getting a single cookbook from a subdir) or Github.

11

And another subdir for rendered copies of those model sheets.

12

That way you could do it at the folder/subdir level.

Quote examples

1

Why doesn't "mkdir" cd you into the new subdir unless you type "mkdir --no-cd my-dir"?

2

I got bit by this once, i think it was related to a maximum of 32k hardlinks per inode, which effectively sets a limit of 32k subdirs since each subdir has a hardlink to ".."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use subdir in a sentence?

Because directory hierarchies go from top to bottom - /dir/subdir/file.ext - or, globally, //hostname/dir/subdir/file.ext, or protocol://hostname/dir/subdir/file.ext etc.

What does subdir mean?

(computing) Abbreviation of subdirectory. [(computing) A directory located inside another directory.]

What part of speech is subdir?

subdir is commonly used as noun.