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From: kepowers@mbunix.mitre.org (Powers)
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Subject: Re: question.
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Date: 6 Nov 90 19:41:00 GMT
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>Yup, l means the file is a symbolic link and - means it is a regular
>file.  A b means it is a block special file (to be read and written
>in blocks - usually 512 bytes at a chunk) and c means it is a character
>special file (to be read and written a character at a time).  These two
>are usually applied to devices, like disks and terminals, which is
>why you found their entries in /dev.  I don't know what the s stands
>for.

It stands for socket.

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