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Name
The name of folders and files.
The Name column cannot be hidden.
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Size
The size of a folder is given as the number of items contained in the
folder. The size of a file is given as bytes, KB, or MB.
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Type
Displayed as folder, or file type such as PDF document, JPEG image,
MP3 audio, and more.
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Modified
Gives the date of the last time the file was modified.
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Owner
The name of the user the folder or file is owned by.
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Group
The group the file is owned by. Each user is normally in their own
group, but it is possible to have many users in one group. For example, a
department may have their own group in a work environment.
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Permissions
Displays the file access permissions. For example,
drwxrw-r--
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The first character is the file type. - means regular
file and d means directory (folder). In rare cases, other
characters can also be shown.
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The next three characters rwx specify permissions for
the user who owns the file.
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The next three rw- specify permissions for all members
of the group that owns the file.
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The last three characters in the column r-- specify
permissions for all other users on the system.
Each permission has the following meanings:
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r: readable, meaning that you can open the file or
folder
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w: writable, meaning that you can save changes to it
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x: executable, meaning that you can run it if it is a
program or script file, or you can access subfolders and files if it
is a folder
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-: permission not set
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MIME Type
Displays the MIME type of the item.
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Location
The path to the location of the file.
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Modified — Time
Gives the date and time of the last time the file was modified.
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Accessed
Gives the date or time of the last time the file was modified.