[ale] the 'ls' command

[Pete Hardie]

Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
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> sometimes the man and info pages leave questions unanswered.
> 
> Specifically, in <man ls> I see these lines:
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> <  -F, --classify
> <            append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
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> 
> Now I read somewhere that one of those symbols indicates
> a sym link, which I am trying to check for right now.
> But I can't find out which one.
> And it would be nice to know what all five stand for.
> Any clues on where to look?

<MYSTIC_JEDI_VOICE>
Use the Source, Luke.....
</MYSTIC_JEDI_VOICE>


Seriously, why not create a directory, put in a file, a symlink, a directory,
a hardlink, a pipe, and a device, and see?


from experiment:

@ is a symlink
* is executable (by the mode setting)
/ is a directory
| is a named pipe




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