Naming conventions
Naming conventions all lowercase All files & folder must us only lowercase characters. This includes extensions, like .jpg , .png , etc. The only exceptions are README.md , LICENSE & CNAME . Nospaces No spaces allowed anywhere in file & folder names. Be careful their are spaces hidden at the end, after the extension. Use a dash ( - ) to separate words. Only letters, numbers & dashes Use dashes ( - ) to separate words, e.g. super- duper.html. The only exception is the dot ( . ) before extensions. Underscores ( _ ) are also acceptable. Good examples index.html — all lowercase. t-rex.png — no spaces, dashes separating words. dragon-1.jpg — only letters, numbers & dashes. Bad examples Index.html — capital letters used. t rex.png — space in filename. dragon’s egg.jpg — apostrophe is a non-standard character. Be careful dragon.JPG — some programs like to use uppercase extensions—change them to lowercase. full-site.tar.gz — multiple extensions are okay. _archive — underscores are fine, but try to avoid them. …
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Naming conventions all lowercase All files & folder must us only lowercase characters. This includes extensions, like .jpg , .png , etc. The only exceptions are README.md , LICENSE & CNAME . Nospaces No spaces allowed anywhere in file & folder names. Be careful their are spaces hidden at the end, after the extension. Use a dash ( - ) to separate words. Only letters, numbers & dashes Use dashes ( - ) to separate words, e.g. super- duper.html. The only exception is the dot ( . ) before extensions. Underscores ( _ ) are also acceptable. Good examples index.html — all lowercase. t-rex.png — no spaces, dashes separating words. dragon-1.jpg — only letters, numbers & dashes. Bad examples Index.html — capital letters used. t rex.png — space in filename. dragon’s egg.jpg — apostrophe is a non-standard character. Be careful dragon.JPG — some programs like to use uppercase extensions—change them to lowercase. full-site.tar.gz — multiple extensions are okay. _archive — underscores are fine, but try to avoid them. Naming & paths cheat sheet Naming & paths cheat sheet · Web Dev Topics · Learn the Web https://learntheweb.courses/topics/naming-paths-cheat-sheet/ 1 of 2 12/11/2024, 4:11 PM Paths & folders ./ or nothing Start in the same location. ./about.html or about.html ../ Go out of a folder. Can be chained: ../../ . ../index.html / Start at the root of the computer or the root of the domain. /index.html or /Dropbox/ image.jpg // Start immediately after the protocol, replace the domain. //github.com https:// Start at the top level of the Internet, replace everything. https://github.com ~/ Start in your home folder. Doesn't work on the web. ~/Desktop/todo.txt Naming & paths cheat sheet · Web Dev Topics · Learn the Web https://learntheweb.courses/topics/naming-paths-cheat-sheet/ 2 of 2 12/11/2024, 4:11 PM