How do I mimic a typical file system on Amazon S3?
You can mimic a file system hierarchy by using the Prefix and Delimiter parameters when you list a bucket. When you store your objects, create key names that correspond to a typical file system path. For Example: the bucket “my-application” could include the following keys: • john/settings/conf.txt • jane/settings/conf.txt While parameters do exist that will allow you to mimic a typical file system hierarchy, you should not think of Amazon S3 like you would a typical file system. Amazon S3 is a distributed system that will exhibit some behavior you may not be used to seeing. For Example: it may take a few seconds for an object update to propagate to all parts of the system.
