Enum

descriptor-type

The type of a filesystem object referenced by a descriptor.

enum descriptor-type {
  unknown,
  block-device,
  character-device,
  directory,
  fifo,
  symbolic-link,
  regular-file,
  socket,
}

Cases

Case	Description
unknown	The type of the descriptor or file is unknown or is different from any of the other types specified.
block-device	The descriptor refers to a block device inode.
character-device	The descriptor refers to a character device inode.
directory	The descriptor refers to a directory inode.
fifo	The descriptor refers to a named pipe.
symbolic-link	The file refers to a symbolic link inode.
regular-file	The descriptor refers to a regular file inode.
socket	The descriptor refers to a socket.