Directories

Directories in a file system are structured in a tree form.

The root directory is represented by a forwarding slash (/). For example, flash:/ represents the root directory of the flash memory.

The working directory is also called the current directory.

The default working directory is the root directory of the flash memory on the master device.

When you specify a name for a directory, follow these conventions:

• A directory name can contain letters, digits, and special characters except for asterisks (*), vertical bars (|), forward slashes (/), backward slashes (\), question marks (?), left angle brackets (<), right angle brackets (>), quotation marks ("), and colons (:).

• A directory whose name starts with a dot character (.) is a hidden directory. To prevent the system from hiding a directory, make sure the directory name does not start with a dot character.

The device has some factory-default directories. The system automatically creates directories during operation. These directories include:

• diagfile—Stores diagnostic information files.

• logfile—Stores log files.

• seclog—Stores security log files.

• versionInfo—Stores software version information files.