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Files from all categories are not distinguished on the system level by their name (this is different from other architecture, for example Microsoft(r) Windows(tm)) but there are conventions that help users not to get lost in the listings. The third category can really encompass anything - regular text files, images, multimedia, archives, etc. Directories, noted by their directory ("d") bit.Executable files, distinguished by having the execute ("x") bit set.Introductionįile types are really not well defined in Unix, and (not going into discussion about special file-like system objects) there are really only three types of files that are recognized by the system: These are conventions only and that there is a magic(((magic)))ĭatabase to help determine file type. ![]() Of file(((file types))), an administrator should be aware that While BSD systems use naming conventions to help determine the type Reviewer: Brett brett.maharAtgmaillDOTcom OpenBSD Determine if a file is a binary, text, or data file
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