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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