Hierarchical File Structure


File Types

The UNIX filesystem contains several different types of files:

File Names


Pathnames


File and Directory Commands

UNIX provides a number of commands for working with files. The more common ones are described in this section. Note that these commands usually have several options and accept wildcard characters as arguments. For details, see the respective man pages which are hyperlinked to each command name.


Access Permissions


Standard UNIX File System


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