What does the 'p' in prwxrwxrwx mean?
Hi all,
Can someone advise what the 'p' means in prwxrwxrwx when I ls a file on my redhat box. I want to remove it but I can't... Quote:
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The p indicates that it's a "FIFO", a file object used to pipe data from one process/program to another (First In, First Out).
As for why you can't remove it, my guess would be that it's in use. |
You may have fun reading up on concept everything is file in Unix world. And welcome to the forums!
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Many thanks! ;)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_f...#Symbolic_link for some more info.
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