On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 09:53:22PM +0200, QBA wrote: > > Names that start with '=' are visible only in mc (and its color is black). > When I type 'ls -l' I get only the names (without '='). But I've just notice > another strange thing 'bout these files. Namely, their permissions are odd > to me. In the first place (where usualy is '-' or 'd' or 'l') there is 's'. > What do you think about it?
these are socket files created by programs that make use of so-called unix domain sockets -- nothing to worry about :) MC identifies this file type with a leading "=" and color black (at least in its default configuration). The "s" at the beginning of the permissions-string also stands for socket. If you wonder which program created them, you might try to deduce it from the file name (e.g. "=mysql.sock" would hint you to the Mysql-deamon). As to whether you can delete them: this depends on whether they are still in use by some program. You can usually delete socket files older than the last reboot of the machine -- if you feel better then ;-) these were left over by processes that can no longer be running... > And returning to the second part of my earlier message. I don't use emacs. > So where do these files come from? Not only emacs, but also many other editors, have the file naming convention of appending a "~" for backup files. Erdmut -- Erdmut Pfeifer science+computing gmbh -- Bugs come in through open windows. Keep Windows shut! --