... into a system table (the i-list) stored in a known part of the device on which the directory resides The entry found thereby (the file’s i-node) contains the description of the file: i the user ... for the duration of the command, refer to the file named after the ‘‘>’’ For example: ls ordinarily lists, on the typewriter, the names of the files in the current directory The command: ls >there ... file called there and places the listing there Thus the argument >there means ‘‘place output on there.’’ On the other hand: ed ordinarily enters the editor, which takes requests from the user via...