Need help on Linux ls command

sam_2012
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Hi Team,
I want to know the difference in the output of the below unix commands

ls -F

ls -F I get the output with directories suffixed with a / , but some regular files suffixed with * , @ symbols. Why is it so?

[root@localhost ~]# ls -F
abc.txt          Desktop/     install.log.syslog  Public/     testfile*
accounts/        Documents/   logdata             Templates/  test.ksh*
anaconda-ks.cfg  Downloads/   LOGFILENAME         test        typescript
backup/          $file        Music/              test1       Videos/
CALNOV           filename     novcal              test123@
cc               install.log  Pictures/           test2



ls -d list only the current directory , but ls -d */  , is there any other command to list only directories.
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Trying to tame bits. They're nasty.
Commented:
man ls

-F      Display a slash (`/') immediately after each pathname that is a directory, an asterisk (`*') after each that is executable, an at sign (`@') after each symbolic link, an equals sign (`=') after each socket, a percent sign (`%') after each whiteout, and a vertical bar (`|') after each that is a FIFO.

To list only directories:

find . -type d

Try man find
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Thanks for the clarification, iam sorry ,but it is very simple question , I would like to know what white out means
Mihai BarbosTrying to tame bits. They're nasty.

Commented:
A whiteout is a special type of file that hides the existence of a file with the same name.
It appears in some special cases when you delete a file, normally is of no interest.

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