OS X V10.7 Lion :: Display An "index Of File:"?
Mar 26, 2012
I was looking around in the Applications folder and noticed that my browser displayed a page whose URL was file:///Applications/ that contained a pane that started like this (without the borders):Index of file:///Applications/Up to higher level directoryShow hidden objects(old) iMovie093/19/1210:46:20(old) iPhoto 09.app3/30/1019:55:35.DS_Store22 KB3/19/1218:15:24.localized6/13/1111:46:03Address Book.app2/9/1217:16:53Adobe4/27/1010:21:19Adobe Reader 93/19/1012:04:30App Store.app2/9/1217:17:01Automator.app2/9/1217:16:59Calculator.app2/9/1217:16:58etc., etc, etc.Â
I swear (figuratively) on a stack of manuals (that I don't have) that I did nothing (consciously) to trigger the "index" display. I've figured out that I can create an "index" (whatever in **** that is) of Macintosh HD anytime I want by opening a browser window and keying file:/// into the address line. By appending a filename from this "index" (wiHti) to file:/// I get an "index" (wiHti) of that file.
(1) What is an "index"?
(2) Why?
(3) How does Firefox know to do this?
(4) What triggered display of the Index of file: ///Applications/ in the first place?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.4), 24GB RAM/MOTU 2408 mk3 audio interface
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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