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in a single file vs on a single file

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In a single file' is used when referring to the content or location within a file, while 'on a single file' is used when referring to an action or operation performed on the file.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 1305 views

in a single file

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the content or location within a file.

Use 'in a single file' when you want to specify that something is contained or located within a single file.

Examples:

All the data is stored in a single file.
The error can be found in a single file.

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*in (a) single file. Fig. lined up, one behind the other; in a line, one person or one thing wide. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; march ~; walk ~.) Have you ever seen ...
snake dance - a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path. column - a line of units following one after another. line - a formation of people or things one ...
*in (a) single file. Fig. lined up, one behind the other; in a line, one person or one thing wide. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; march ~; walk ~.) Have you ever seen ...
English[edit]. Noun[edit]. single file (usually uncountable, plural single files). A line or queue one person wide. They walked in a single file.

Alternatives:

within a single file
inside a single file
contained in a single file
located in a single file
stored in a single file

on a single file

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to an action or operation performed on a file.

Use 'on a single file' when you want to specify that an action or operation is being carried out on a single file.

Examples:

Please make the changes on a single file.
The virus scan is running on a single file.

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May 4, 2015 ... `ack` doesn't show line numbers on a single file. No problem. We won't show you that ad again. Why didn't you like it? Uninteresting
Use FileSystemWatcher on a single file in C#. No problem. We won't show you that ad again. Why didn't you like it? Uninteresting; Misleading
However this command cannot operate on a single file. Is there any way in git to discard a single file changes and overwrite it with a fresh ...
browserify-single-file. Runs browserify transforms/plugins on a single file. Useful for make pipeline tasks. If you are a robot, enter text here ...

Alternatives:

for a single file
with a single file
using a single file
working on a single file
performing on a single file

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