When we type ls -l, we get meta data regarding all the objects in the current directory. The meta data has 10 dashes and the 1st dash indicates if the object is a directory or file or a linkd indicates that the object is a directory like a folder- indicates that the object is a file etc : .cpp, .png, .jpegl indicates that the object is a linkWhat exactly does it mean when a object is a link, how do you create a object that is a link?
What does 'l' in file metadata mean
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