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If an end user creates a new directory (such as AcmeBucket/Sales/Leads/campaigns/2016/Mar), SwarmNFS creates a new empty object with Directory attribute metadata, which marks it as a simulated directory.
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To delete a directory, end users must first remove any files within it. To rename a directory, end users must create a directory with the new name, move the files into it, and then delete the directory with the old name. (NFS-607) |
Keep in mind that simulated directory objects only exist to support the expectations of end users and applications: objects can be written to a new virtual directory just by including it in the pathname.
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