From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 30 4:21: 0 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.atkielski.com (ASt-Lambert-101-2-1-14.abo.wanadoo.fr [193.251.59.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B893237B416 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 04:20:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from contactdish ([10.0.0.10]) by freebie.atkielski.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id fBUCKcV77832; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:20:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from anthony@freebie.atkielski.com) Message-ID: <011301c1912c$64a6dc10$0a00000a@atkielski.com> From: "Anthony Atkielski" To: "J.S." Cc: References: <20011230120812.0a5a8c72.johann@broadpark.no><000401c19123$277ed170$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20011230125903.7f5e7eb1.johann@broadpark.no> Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?Re:_Personal_hierarchy_--=A0Are_there_any_standards=3F?= Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:20:39 +0100 Organization: Anthony's Home Page (development site) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG It looks fine to me. Sometimes the real challenge is to know when to stop organizing it all, I think. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.S." To: "Anthony Atkielski" Cc: Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:59 Subject: Re: Personal hierarchy -- Are there any standards? > I guess I try to organize my file structure just as you. The structure is > OK, yet I find it hard to name my directories with the best fitting topic > in existence. I want everything to be perfect =) But it ain't. > > 18 johann wheel 1024 Dec 29 14:26 audio/ < MP3 files > 4 johann wheel 512 Dec 29 21:07 biz/ < E-business related > 4 johann wheel 512 Dec 30 12:15 books/ < E-books > 3 johann wheel 512 Dec 29 14:19 edu/ < School related > 5 johann wheel 512 Dec 29 14:21 freebsd/ < System backup > 2 johann wheel 512 Dec 21 16:45 notes/ < Notes =) > 8 johann wheel 512 Dec 29 21:09 other/ < Temporary, unsorted stuff > 2 johann wheel 512 Oct 26 16:54 sensitive/ < You know.. > 3 johann wheel 512 Dec 29 23:03 typography/ < Stuff to improve my writing > > I'm not really satisfied with this setup. You wouldn't happen to have any > suggestions, would you? > > Thanks. > > On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:14:30 +0100 > "Anthony Atkielski" wrote: > > > Personal file structures seem to be as varied as the individuals who create > > them, and I don't think any particular organization really stands out > > amongst others. Some people have only one directory and put _everything_ at > > that level (occasionally with thousands of files), others go hog-wild > > creating dozens of directory levels, half of which contain no files at all. > > > > My directory structure is far better organized than my apartment, but I > > don't know that there is anything about it that would be useful to others. > > I do try to keep temporary stuff separate from stuff I need to keep, and I > > try to keep software applications and system programs separate from data > > files, but that's about it. Since I usually work under one user account or > > root on my FreeBSD system, the home directories of these two accounts tend > > to carry most of the stuff I create personally. I don't like to create > > anything anywhere else lest it interfere with standard stuff. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "J.S." > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:08 > > Subject: Personal hierarchy -- Are there any standards? > > > > > > > Hey. > > > > > > I guess this makes me sound like a freak (and I'm expecting tons of > > > replies on that argument only). Anyhow, I'd like to know if there are any > > > standards or perhaps suggestions out there to how ones personal hierarchy > > > may look. > > > > > > I keep re-organizing my files and directories continuously, and I never > > > feel satisfied with the way I structure them. I was hoping something > > > easy, abbreviated and well-organized, like the FreeBSD hierarchy, would > > > help me feel better about my personal stash. > > > > > > Or perhaps someone could show me how they have it? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message