Listing Directory Contents with the ls Command
ls is one of the most basic Unix commands. It enables you to list the contents of a directory.
✓ Tip
The commands in this section assume that the shell prompt is displaying your home directory (~).
To list the contents of your home directory
Type ls and press 
.
A list of the contents of your home directory appears (Figure 4).
Figure 4. A simple directory listing using the ls command.
To list the contents of a subdirectory
Type ls followed by the subdirectory name (for example, ls Library) and ...
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