Navigating File System / Linux filetypes/shaare/MUuvKg
ls -l→ Listpwd→ Print working directory
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directories
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Linux File Types
| Symbol | Type |
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| - | Regular file |
| d | Directory |
| l | Link |
| c | Special file or device file |
| s | Socket → Network communication / process data between external processes |
| p | Named pipe → FIFO → First In First Out, data between internal processes |
| b | Block device |
Inode = Pointer or number of a file on a hard disk.
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