file system iteration

[Fredrik Lundh]

"rick" <ath-admin at vt.edu> wrote:

>> Which application needs to walk over ALL files? Normally, you just have a
>> starting path and walk over everything under it.
>
> Searching for a file by name. Scanning for viruses. Etc. There are lots
> of legitimate reason to walk all paths from a central starting point, no???

what's the difference between a "starting path" and a "starting point" ?

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