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Data Organization. File and Directory Names. Organizing Your Files and Directories. Improves. Searching & finding Sharing Security Clarity Preservation. Organizing Files & Directories. Folders named for major functions/activities Structure by date or event (especially subfolders)
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Data Organization File and Directory Names
Organizing Your Files and Directories Improves Searching & finding Sharing Security Clarity Preservation
Organizing Files & Directories Folders named for major functions/activities Structure by date or event (especially subfolders) Names should be self-explanatory Avoid duplication Make it simple & consistent
File Names • Use descriptive names • Not too long; CamelCase • Try to include time • Date using YYYYMMDD • Use version numbers • Don’t use spaces • May use “-” or “_” • Don’t change default extensions
File Naming and Directory Organizing Directory: source + date Ex. September 2012 = sep12 Source: c40 = Las Campanas 40-inch 1 Sub-Directory: one directory for each night; n# (# for the number of the night). Additional directories for “special” data, and log files that apply to entire run. 2 Files: for each nightly directory, number sequentially starting w/1001 (for night 1, first data frame), then for night two start with 2001, etc. The original raw data files are kept in a separate, read-only directory. 3 Astronomy Observatory Runs 1 3 2
