Using SCO Shell

Naming and organizing files and directories

Here are a few important rules to follow when you name files and directories:

No two files in the same directory can have the same name.
Do not use blank spaces. (To represent a space in a name, use an underscore character (_), or period (.), instead.)
File names may be limited to a maximum of 14 characters on some systems. (If you are not sure, ask your system administrator.)
Do not use control characters in filenames. (Control characters are keys pressed while holding down the <Ctrl> key.)
Do not use any of the following characters in filenames:

! " ` ' ; / \ $ * & < > ( ) | { } [ ] ~
These characters are reserved for operating system commands.

It is a good idea to use filenames that describe the contents of the files and are easy to type. For example, a file containing a letter to your friend Bob would be more appropriately called bob.letter than xxx or 5il%ds, although all of these are acceptable filenames to the system.

It is very easy to let your files pile up in one directory until it is difficult to find anything. Always create more subdirectories when you need them.

The Manager menu options make it easy to create and remove directories, remove files, and to move up and down the directory tree. These operations and others are described later in this chapter.