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Linux 'ls' - what does the * mean?
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Mar 15, 202610892 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
When I do a in a folder, I sometimes get entries like: I believe: means that it's a swap copy, however what does the * mean?
Error Output
a.txt* b.txt b.txt~
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Your seems to have an alias to . It shows the filetype:
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