I'm a newbie.
I saw the * symbol after the filename when I using the ls.
Is it the executed symbol?

SimpleCode wrote:

> I'm a newbie.
> I saw the * symbol after the filename when I using the ls.
> Is it the executed symbol?

Normally, yes "filename*" in an ls listing will mean that the file is
executable. You can confirm that with "ls -l filename" and reviewing
the permission settings at the left of the display ("x" means the file
is set to be executable for a given category of user).

Note that this assumes that you either have selected the "-F" option to
ls, or that it is somehow selected for you. For example, on Slackware
systems, it is typically set in the environment variable "LS_OPTIONS",
in a global configuration file.

I don't know how much you already know, of course, but by your question
it sounds as though you are indeed a newbie. Seek out introductory web
sites that will explain some of the more fundamental concepts of Unix
and Linux, or (better, in my opinion) head over to your local library
and find some books that will help. I strongly reccomend introductory
Unix books by Harley Hahn, which your library should have. They may
not discuss new features of Linux distributions, but they'll definitely
give you enough of the basics to get beyond the newbie stage so you can
explore those new features more easily.

I hope that helps ...

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Sylvain Robitaille syl@alcor.concordia.ca

Systems and Network analyst Concordia University
Instructional & Information Technology Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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On 2007-04-27, SimpleCode <DragonXLong@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a newbie.
> I saw the * symbol after the filename when I using the ls.
> Is it the executed symbol?

Not executed, but executable. Read man ls -F.

nb

On 4ÔÂ28ÈÕ, ÉÏÎç2ʱ18·Ö, Sylvain Robitaille <s...@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
> SimpleCode wrote:
> > I'm a newbie.
> > I saw the * symbol after the filename when I using the ls.
> > Is it the executed symbol?
>
> Normally, yes "filename*" in an ls listing will mean that the file is
> executable. You can confirm that with "ls -l filename" and reviewing
> the permission settings at the left of the display ("x" means the file
> is set to be executable for a given category of user).
>
> Note that this assumes that you either have selected the "-F" option to
> ls, or that it is somehow selected for you. For example, on Slackware
> systems, it is typically set in the environment variable "LS_OPTIONS",
> in a global configuration file.
>
> I don't know how much you already know, of course, but by your question
> it sounds as though you are indeed a newbie. Seek out introductory web
> sites that will explain some of the more fundamental concepts of Unix
> and Linux, or (better, in my opinion) head over to your local library
> and find some books that will help. I strongly reccomend introductory
> Unix books by Harley Hahn, which your library should have. They may
> not discuss new features of Linux distributions, but they'll definitely
> give you enough of the basics to get beyond the newbie stage so you can
> explore those new features more easily.
>
> I hope that helps ...
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Sylvain Robitaille s...@alcor.concordia.ca
>
> Systems and Network analyst Concordia University
> Instructional & Information Technology Montreal, Quebec, Canada
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Thank you very much for your helping!!!

On 2007-04-27, Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:

> it sounds as though you are indeed a newbie. Seek out introductory web
> sites that will explain some of the more fundamental concepts of Unix
> and Linux..........

Here's two that will take a newbie far:

http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/

Read Compiling Software in the Software section. These
are pretty good as they are written for regular people, not geeks.

http://www.linuxcommand.org/

Learn it, live it, be it.

good luck
nb

On 27 Apr 2007 10:40:07 -0700
SimpleCode <DragonXLong@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm a newbie.
> I saw the * symbol after the filename when I using the ls.
> Is it the executed symbol?
>

Here is an introductory text on Linux that I think is quite good:

http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html

--
Mikhail

On 4ÔÂ28ÈÕ, ÉÏÎç2ʱ52·Ö, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
> On 2007-04-27, Sylvain Robitaille <s...@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
>
> > it sounds as though you are indeed a newbie. Seek out introductory web
> > sites that will explain some of the more fundamental concepts of Unix
> > and Linux..........
>
> Here's two that will take a newbie far:
>
> http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/
>
> Read Compiling Software in the Software section. These
> are pretty good as they are written for regular people, not geeks.
>
> http://www.linuxcommand.org/
>
> Learn it, live it, be it.
>
> good luck
> nb

ya, those are the good website.
THX^-^