Answer Posted / jagadeeb choudhury

7 types files are there.

1. Regular file:(-):contains data in either text format or
binary format

2. Directory file:(d):It contains the name and location of
all files stored on a physical device.

3. FIFO file:(f):2 communicate betn 2 processes running on
same system

4. Block special file:(b):Its a physical device such as a
disk, that reads or write data a block at a time.

5. Sybolic file:(l):its a link or pointer to already
existing file

6. Socket file:(s):Is a special file that is used for
network communication.

7. Character special file:(c):A physical device such as
terminal that reads or write one character at a time.

Ex-
stdin, stdout, stderr


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