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Type

Test: -type c
True if the file is of type c:

b
block (buffered) special
c
character (unbuffered) special
d
directory
p
named pipe (FIFO)
f
regular file
l
symbolic link
s
socket

Test: -xtype c
The same as `-type' unless the file is a symbolic link. For symbolic links: if `-follow' has not been given, true if the file is a link to a file of type c; if `-follow' has been given, true if c is `l'. In other words, for symbolic links, `-xtype' checks the type of the file that `-type' does not check. See section Symbolic Links, for more information on `-follow'.


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