{"id":19,"date":"2008-01-23T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2008-01-23T07:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/23\/filename-organization-part-ii\/"},"modified":"2008-02-02T12:07:12","modified_gmt":"2008-02-02T19:07:12","slug":"filename-organization-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=19","title":{"rendered":"Filename Organization, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last issue<\/a> I discussed various options for naming files, specifically ways to separate words in the filename. While you can use a space, it might not be the best choice. As an alternative, most people use an underline, though I often use the hyphen instead. A third alternative is to use periods.<\/p>\n

For example, I recently had a series of graphics images I created. Here is how I named them:<\/p>\n

red.left.jpg
\nred.right.jpg
\ngreen.left.jpg
\ngreen.right.jpg
\nblue.left.jpg
\nblue.right.jpg<\/code><\/p>\n

Six files. Six different images. The filename is organized by image color, then image position. A period separates the image name from the position name (and finally from the file type, a jpeg image). So to grab all the images of one color, I can specify this wildcard:<\/p>\n

red.*.jpg<\/code><\/p>\n

Or to get all the “left” images, I can use this wildcard:<\/p>\n

*.left.jpg<\/code><\/p>\n

Now the * wildcards don’t work in every application. In fact, they only come in handy when manipulating files using the command line<\/em>. (And I’ll talk more about the command line in the future.) But simply for the visual benefits, properly naming a file can help you keep your stuff organized. And being organized is a real plus to getting the most from your computer.<\/p>\n

Windows News.<\/strong> Microsoft is saying that the next version of Windows is coming. Code named Windows 7<\/em>, the new operating system is slated for release in the second half of 2009<\/a>. Traditionally that would translate into January, 2010. No cute code name for Windows 7 yet; if you recall, Windows Vista was originally known as Windows Longhorn<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Wambooli Updates.<\/strong> I’ve completed the conversion of my old Stacker book into electronic format<\/a>. It was a labor of love as the issue of disk compression is compelling only if you time travel back to the era of Disk Capacity Shortage in the early 1990s. Still, Chapter 1<\/a> offers some insightful information on the basic concepts of disk information storage, including clusters, sectors, tracks, cylinders, and so on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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