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====== Special file ======
Unlike a regular file (a bunch of accessible data organized on a filesystem), it's a special filename that points to a ressource or similar:
* character special files
* block special files
* named pipes
* socket files
Since a directory also is only a file, you can count it as special file, too.
===== See also =====
* [[dict:terms:file | file]]
* [[dict:terms:hardlink | filename]]
* [[dict:terms:directory | directory]]