Types of Files in Linux/Unix

File types in Linux


                           There are basically 7 types of file in Linux. These are

1. Regular file : Symbol for these types of files is dash(-). These types of files mainly contain data like executable, information etc.
-rw-r--r-- 1  sandeep  sandeep  31   2012-01-01  20:10  abc.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1  sandeep  sandeep  54   2012-01-01  20:31  cut1
-rw-r--r-- 1  sandeep  sandeep