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    • EddieJenningsE
      EddieJennings
      last edited by

      Some light discussion. 🙂

      What's your preferred convention for file and directory names that need multiple words? I'm breaking my habit of spaces, and I'm curious to know what conventions you folks follow.

      My $0.02: My eyes tend to follow camel case pretty well. If words are separated by character, I waffle back and forth between - and _. Even though _ requires an extra keystroke, it doesn't seem that costly.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        I don't think that I have any 🙂

        I'd use an underbar, though. That makes the most sense to me.

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403
          last edited by

          File and Folder naming really depends on what works for your business. I like using all lowercase with underscores, but others don't.

          It all really matters on what works for the business.

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          • black3dynamiteB
            black3dynamite
            last edited by

            I use a combination of underscore, hyphens, uppercase and lowercase. And ever since I started juggling between Mac, Windows and Linux, I've been avoiding spaces.

            Not sure if you noticed but most Linux and Windows iso downloads use a combination of hyphens, underscore, uppercase and lowercase.

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            • RojoLocoR
              RojoLoco
              last edited by

              I'm an underscore guy all the way. And I tend to use all caps when creating folders. Easier for everyone to read.

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              • S
                Shuey
                last edited by

                I'm kind of all across the board, lol.

                (underscores) Sometimes I'll use them (when I know it'll make things easier in the long run), but other times I won't (because it won't matter for certain circumstances).

                (capitals vs lowercase) Sometimes I'll name a folder with all caps, other times I won't. And I'll actually use a combination sometimes (because I like the way certain folders will catch my eye by having the first part of the folder named with all caps, and the second part with a combination (ex: "SERVERS_-_Logs_and_Events"))

                (numbers and symbols) I have a separate hard drive that is dedicated to data, and I have a numbering system for the folders. Here's an example:
                !IN
                !OUT
                #TEMP
                000 _____________________________________________
                001 - SHUEY
                002 - TEAM
                003 - PROJECTS
                004 _____________________________________________
                005 - Apps
                006 - Scripts
                007 - Software & Driver Repository
                008 _____________________________________________
                (etc...)

                to put distance between top-level folders and folders without any special prefixes.

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                • ObsolesceO
                  Obsolesce
                  last edited by

                  I just use spaces. It works better with searches.

                  I used to not use spaces, but it really doesn't matter anymore.

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                  • black3dynamiteB
                    black3dynamite @Obsolesce
                    last edited by

                    @Tim_G said in File and Directory Naming Conventions:

                    I just use spaces. It works better with searches.

                    I used to not use spaces, but it really doesn't matter anymore.

                    When downloading files from sharepoint, it replaces spaces with "%20" that's another reason I avoid spaces.

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                    • stacksofplatesS
                      stacksofplates
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                      I use pretty much all lowercase and hyphens or underscores. I'm too lazy to escape spaces and a lot of times too lazy to hold shift to get the underscore.

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