151. What is the first character of the output in ls –l command ?
We use ls -l command to list the files and directories in a directory. With -l option we get long listing format.
In this format the first character identifies the entry type. The entry type can be one of the following:
b Block special file
c Character special file
d Directory
l Symbolic link
s Socket link
p FIFO
In general we see d for directory and - for a regular file.