What does the * mean next to a filename in the ouput of the command ll? [duplicate]

Question

I have a doubt related the output of ll command.

When, in my shell, I execute the ll command I obtain this output:

-rwxrwxr-x 1 andrea andrea 104215 ott 15 15:56 atmosfs*

Why I have the * next to the file name atmosfs? What does it means?

Answer 1

* means that the file is executable. ls -Fl will show * for executable files and / this is useful when the output is monochrome.

Answer 2

I am assuming that the command ll is not a command but an alias for 'ls -alF'.

This is the default on some distributions (e.g. Ubuntu 12.04).

The actual command used is thus ls and info ls shows the following:

`-F'
`--classify'
`--indicator-style=classify'
     Append a character to each file name indicating the file type.
     Also, for regular files that are executable, append `*'.  The file
     type indicators are `/' for directories, `@' for symbolic links,
     `|' for FIFOs, `=' for sockets, `>' for doors, and nothing for
     regular files.

Specifically, the for regular files that are executable, append *.