The first column of output specifies the following. The first letter corresponds to:
"-"—if it is a regular file.
"d"—if it is a directory
"c"—for a character device
"b"—for a block device
"l"—if it is a symbolic link
"s"—for a socket
"p"—for a pipe
"-"—if it is a regular file.
"d"—if it is a directory
"c"—for a character device
"b"—for a block device
"l"—if it is a symbolic link
"s"—for a socket
"p"—for a pipe