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Method for detecting file names by informing the task of the identification of the directory antecedent to the file

US5603020A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1994
Grant dateFeb 11, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An operating system for managing a file system having a hierarchical structure stores a directory immediately before a file, when it is opened, to correspond with a file descriptor. When a task specifies the file descriptor, the directory stored to correspond with that file descriptor is presented to the task. The task reads stored information from the directory to detect the file name.

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