UnixFileTypes

UNIX File Types

	Indicator in ls(1)	Get file descriptor	Create on file system
Regular File	-	open(2)	open(2)
Directory	d	open(2)	mkdir(2)
Symbolic Link	l	- ¹⁾	symlink(2)
Block or Character Device	b or c	open(2)	mknod(2)
Pipe	p	open(2), pipe(2)	mknod(2) or mkfifo(2) ²⁾
Socket	s	socket(2), accept(2), socketpair(2)	bind(2)

¹⁾

Linux does supports open(2) symbolic links by specifying flags O_NOFOLLOW and O_PATH, since version 2.6.39

²⁾

Some kernels having mkfifo(2) system call to create named pipes, thus mknod(2) can't be used

UnixFileTypes.txt · 最后更改: 2019/02/28 04:28 由 whr