Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual page 77

More About Files and Directories 5
Because you can put files in different directories, you and your
coworkers can have files with the same names, but with unrelated
content. The following figure illustrates a typical multilevel direc
tory structure:
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In this example, five subdirectories of the root directory have
been created. These subdirectories are:
■ A directory of external commands, named bin.
■ A user directory containing separate subdirectories for all
users of the system.
■ A directory containing accounting information, named
accounts.
■ A directory of programs, named programs.
■ A directory of text files, named memos.
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As you can see, Pete, Emily, and Isabel each have their own
directories, which are subdirectories of the user directory. Emily
has a subdirectory named forms, and both Emily and Isabel have
sales, may files in their directories, even though Isabel's sales, may
file is unrelated to Emily's.