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column 1 defines type of file and file permissions.** 
column 2 defines - i d k 
column 3 identifies owner of the file
column 4 identifies - a user but not sure of the association
column 5 file size
column 6 month of creation 
column 7 day of creation
column 8 time of creation
column 9 filename

can someone fill in the details I missed out for column 2 and column 4? and kindly validate my understanding. I have issued with file owner so hopefully some clarification can help solve my issue.

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In the output:

2nd column will tell you about the number of links to the file, 
4th columns is associated group of the file.
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  • thanks @ravan. can file belong to more than one group ?
    – rahulaga-msft
    Nov 3, 2021 at 8:58
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The fourth column is the group to which the file/directory/asset belongs. Run the command groups to see what groups you belong to.

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  • Thanks. It was of the root group I think that's why I had no permissions on the file despite being the owner. I changed ownership using chown...
    – Shyam
    Sep 6, 2015 at 3:10

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