Subdirectory naming convention [closed]

Question

I have a big directory of data/code that I am reorganizing following these useful guidelines. As a result I will create a lot of subdirectories. I would like to standardize the subdirectory names with a consistent naming convention that would be compatible with any operating system. Which of the following is more 'standard'? Or suggest another. (I am avoiding spaces).

1. subdirectory_name
2. subdirectoryName
3. SubdirectoryName

Answer 1

There is no standard other than the one you decide on. Currently popular operating systems support all these names equally well, and the organization of your files is your own choice.

In terms of compatibility, all three versions are fine, and there is no reason to avoid spaces, either. In fact, when Windows introduced long file name support in 1995 (upper/lower case and spaces supported, with full Unicode support added in 1996), Unix already had the same for over twenty years (Wikipedia lists V6FS from year 1972). To remind, we're currently in year 2012.

(...Unless you are going to use MS-DOS or VMS as your primary OS, in which case this comparison may be interesting.)