file permissions doubt

hi,

i am working in hp ux 11i.

1). the command "ll" (-- long listing) shows the permissions of the files. i like to know.... the first letter of the permissions (prw------- and sometimes i get -r--r--r--) i like to know the first letter 'p' (i know for directories it will be 'd')

2).i like to know the possible letters in that first place...

thanks

Did you read through the Unix File Permissions

vino

thanks vino,

that is very nice...

i will try to avoid this (asking question without searching in the forum)..

thanks,
sekar