hello,

how can i code a directory in ubununtu

thanks

what does that mean? do you mean to create a directory?? If so use the mkdir command

You mean Ubuntu....right?

What do you mean by "code a directory"? Please describe the context of this question.

Are your questions related to a class you are taking?

no

i have a directory in /home/linux which is "programs"
I want to code this directory using password to access in his contains

Are you sure that you need a password?

How about restricting access to a specific user or group?

If you really need a password, here's what Google found:
http://www.google.com/search?q=passw...ient=firefox-a

Perhaps the OP wants to encrypt the directory to prevent unauthorised access and use the password to unlock it...

He clearly said he wanted to code it. What more info could you possibly need?? ;-)

Yes, he did say that. But was it really what he meant? Be aware that LQ is frequented by many for whom English is not their native langauge... And translators, especially the online ones, aren't very accurate to translate the intention of someone's question.... And then there's the peculiarities of langauge itself: the word code has different meanings in different langauges and can even have multiple meanings in some langauges, depending on the context.

If you think "code" in the context of encode and decode, then it implies that the OP does want to encrypt the directory. I normally use gpg for this type of thing, but afaik it will only work with files not directories. So perhaps:
Of course you'd have to set up gpg first, and it may not be what the OP wants since presumably "programs" has executables in it that the OP may want to run.

How about simply making the /home/linux/programs not readable by others? Eg.
There are also probably gui tools that will do what the user wants... for example I seem to recall ubunbtu making a big song and dance some time ago about encrypted home directories.

Cheers,

Evo2.