Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 17:54:49 -0500 From: Ray Kohler <rkohler1@cox.rr.com> To: swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen), "Brian T. Schellenberger" <bts@babbleon.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HOWTO -- backup onto CDRs? Message-ID: <082055551221012FE4@Mail4.mgfairfax.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <gq1ygquhjh.ygq@localhost.localdomain> References: <018824024051012FE7@mail7.nc.rr.com> <gq1ygquhjh.ygq@localhost.localdomain>
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On Wednesday 16 January 2002 04:12 pm, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > > Anyway, these are the only types of files that perl knows > > aobut; looks pretty complete to me: > > > > -f File is a plain file. > > -d File is a directory. > > -l File is a symbolic link. > > -p File is a named pipe (FIFO), or > > Filehandle is a pipe. -S File is a socket. > > -b File is a block special file. > > -c File is a character special file. > > Looks like /usr/include/sys/stat.h has the definitive list and it > adds something called a "whiteout". Never heard of it; maybe > it's not supported by other code, or just used by the system > software. (The "find" man page agrees with perl.) A whiteout is sort of like a file that's been swept uder the rug instead of being deleted. It looks deleted but is still really there; it's one way to implement "undeleting" things. I don't think it's actually implemented anywhere in the system though. -- Ray Kohler When all other means of communication fail, try words. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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