Root directory (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Root directory" in English language version.

Last modified: 02:04:57, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

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75web.archive.org

1^st place

1^st place

low place

low place

21techterms.com

low place

low place

4,372^nd place

3,269^th place

2^nd place

2^nd place

11semanticscholar.org

15^th place

8^th place

5,403^rd place

3,489^th place

11seobility.net

low place

low place

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Brownbridge, David R.; Marshall, Lindsay F.; Randell, Brian (1982). "The Newcastle Connection" (PDF). Software: Practice and Experience. 12: 1147–1162. doi:10.1002/spe.4380121206. S2CID 1840438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

linfo.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Root Filesystem Definition by The Linux Information Project". LInfo.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
"Root Definition". LInfo.org. The Linux Information Project. 2007-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-11-03.

lwn.net (Global: 4,372^nd place; English: 3,269^th place)

"What chroot() is really for". LWN.net. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2014-02-12.

ncl.ac.uk (Global: 5,403^rd place; English: 3,489^th place)

cs.ncl.ac.uk

Brownbridge, David R.; Marshall, Lindsay F.; Randell, Brian (1982). "The Newcastle Connection" (PDF). Software: Practice and Experience. 12: 1147–1162. doi:10.1002/spe.4380121206. S2CID 1840438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; English: 8^th place)

api.semanticscholar.org

Brownbridge, David R.; Marshall, Lindsay F.; Randell, Brian (1982). "The Newcastle Connection" (PDF). Software: Practice and Experience. 12: 1147–1162. doi:10.1002/spe.4380121206. S2CID 1840438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

seobility.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is a Root Directory? Definition + Explanation". Seobility. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2026-01-09.

techterms.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Root Directory Definition". techterms.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-03-14.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Root Directory Definition". techterms.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
"Root Filesystem Definition by The Linux Information Project". LInfo.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
"What chroot() is really for". LWN.net. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
Brownbridge, David R.; Marshall, Lindsay F.; Randell, Brian (1982). "The Newcastle Connection" (PDF). Software: Practice and Experience. 12: 1147–1162. doi:10.1002/spe.4380121206. S2CID 1840438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
"Root Definition". LInfo.org. The Linux Information Project. 2007-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-11-03.