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 === The root directory ===
-Every file on Redbrick has what's known as a path. Basically, it's the location of the file on the system. It's sort of like a Windows/DOS machine... for example, on a Windows/DOS machine, an example would be
+Every file on Redbrick has what's known as a path. Basically, it's the location of the file on the system. The format in Unix is a little different to Windows, for example, on a Windows/DOS machine, an example would be:
   c:\projects\essay\essay.txt
-while on a unix machine like Redbrick this could be:
+while on a Unix system like Redbrick this could be:
   /home/member/bubble/project/essay/essay.txt
-The difference here is that you don't actually specify drive letters. Everything begins at the root folder, which is denoted by a forwardslash (/). Everything then goes from that, with each subfolder being seperated by another /, but don't get confused by the two. One last thing on this topic, you can change to the root folder by typing:
+The difference here is that you don't actually specify drive letters. Everything begins at the root folder, which is denoted by a forwardslash (/). Everything then goes from that, with each subfolder being separated by another /, but don't get confused by the two. One last thing on this topic, you can change to the root folder by typing:
   cd /