File Information
Each file has properties. For some specific uses of a file, you may need to know information about it:
Name: String of characters that identifies the file.
Location: Path to the file.
Size: Number of bytes. A byte usually holds a character.
Owner/group: The name of the user account and the group that own the file. Groups are explained in Chapter 8.
Date created/accessed/modified: The date/time the file was created, last accessed, or last modified.
Permissions: Settings that determine who can access the file. Permissions are discussed in detail later in this chapter.
Type: Format in which the file is stored, such as text file or a program file.
You can look at the file information from:
Desktop: A file manager application allows ...
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