System and method for performing operations on a hierarchy of content

Disclosed herein is a technique for performing an operation on a hierarchy of content. The operation is performed atomically by utilizing a hidden directory in a hidden area of a filesystem namespace. In particular, a number of actions associated with the operation are performed in the hidden area t...

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Main Author Giampaolo, Dominic B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.09.2020
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Disclosed herein is a technique for performing an operation on a hierarchy of content. The operation is performed atomically by utilizing a hidden directory in a hidden area of a filesystem namespace. In particular, a number of actions associated with the operation are performed in the hidden area to ensure that the hierarchy of content always appears in a consistent state to users and/or system processes.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615387489