how many types of file in unix?
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Answer / megha more.
There are 4 types files in unix.
1. Regular files.
2. Directory files.
3. Device files.
4. Pipe files.
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Answer / badri prasad gupta
Unix create two types of file
1)block special file
2)character special file
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Answer / tanweer
There are two types of files in unix..
1) Physical file : The data which available in the drives.
Ex:- like windows c:// drive etc.
2) Logical file : It is a normal file which is access the
physical file system and external medias by the concept of
mounting.
Hope you all got the right answer ...
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Answer / abhijit kulkarni
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Answer / narendra simha talluri
Hi Sahoo ,
Thanks a lot , beautiful answer, could you please give some examples for each
and every file .
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Answer / bennette
There r 5 file types....
1)Regular
2)Directory
3)exe (executable) file
4)Symbolic Link
5)Device Special file
6)Named pipe
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Answer / nissikant
really i am confuse by getting such type of various answer.
the correct answer is the type of files in UNIX are
different based on the question.
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Answer / neo
Two kinds of Special files in UNIx
1.Character Special files
2.Block Special files
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Answer / nisikant
what ever you see the directory structure in unix is nothing
but the file system. because unix operating system mostly
based on file systems.
In Unix OS you will get various type of file system like
reguler file
directory file
character special file
block special file
linking file
simaphore type etc....
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Answer / vikram
all have given different answers. but wats the right one
for this????
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