Table 10-1 (continued) (Sri lanka web server) LabelTypeDescriptioncCharacter deviceThe item is a
Table 10-1 (continued) LabelTypeDescriptioncCharacter deviceThe item is a driver(control program) fora piece of hardware that transmits data, such as a modem. dDirectoryThe item is a container for files, alsoreferred to as a folderin some operatingsystems lingo. In addition to this, you find lots more different file types out there in theLinux world. By types, I m not referring to extensions, such as .exeor .doc. Linux sees everything within its file system even directories and hardwarelike your monitor as files. As a result, assigning a type to a file is merely aLinux machine s way of keeping track of what s what. The main thing Windows users in particular want to know when they move toLinux is how to recognize programs. Rather than looking for files with partic- ular extensions (like .exe) programs have (or need to have) an executablepermissionset so the system knows they are allowed to run. You can view orset this permission for a file by going to the Nautilus or Konqueror sectionand looking up how to do so. 214Part III:Getting Up to Speed with Linux