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i am getting question mark and not able to identify the type of file . since when I am using ls command I see ??? and not able to identify it . can you suggest a solution here ?










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    Please edit the question to include the ls output that you are describing.
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  • That happens on non-posix filesystems like FAT32 or NTFS.
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i am getting question mark and not able to identify the type of file . since when I am using ls command I see ??? and not able to identify it . can you suggest a solution here ?










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    Please edit the question to include the ls output that you are describing.
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    – 炸鱼薯条德里克
    4 hours ago














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  • 4




    Please edit the question to include the ls output that you are describing.
    – Haxiel
    5 hours ago










  • That happens on non-posix filesystems like FAT32 or NTFS.
    – 炸鱼薯条德里克
    4 hours ago














  • 4




    Please edit the question to include the ls output that you are describing.
    – Haxiel
    5 hours ago










  • That happens on non-posix filesystems like FAT32 or NTFS.
    – 炸鱼薯条德里克
    4 hours ago








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Please edit the question to include the ls output that you are describing.
– Haxiel
5 hours ago




Please edit the question to include the ls output that you are describing.
– Haxiel
5 hours ago












That happens on non-posix filesystems like FAT32 or NTFS.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
4 hours ago




That happens on non-posix filesystems like FAT32 or NTFS.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
4 hours ago















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