Name
ls
Synopsis
ls [options
] [names
]
List contents of directories. If no names
are given, list the files in the current directory. With one or more
names
, list files contained in a directory
name
or that match a file
name
. names
can
include filename metacharacters. The options let you display a
variety of information in different formats. The most useful options
include -F
, -R
,
-l
, and -s
. Some options
don’t make sense together (e.g.,
-u
and -c
).
Options
-
-1
Print one entry per line of output.
-
-a
List all files, including the normally hidden files whose names begin with a period.
-
-A
List all files, including the normally hidden files whose names begin with a period. doesn’t include the . and .. directories.
-
-b
Print nonprintable characters with their C-style escape codes, such as
\n
for line feed and\t
for tab. Characters without an escape code print with their octal values as,\xxx
.-
-B
Print nonprintable characters with their octal codes as
\xxx
.-
-c
List files by status change time (not creation/modification time).
-
-C
List files in columns (the default format).
-
-d
Report only on the directory, not its contents.
-
-f
Print directory contents in exactly the order in which they are stored, without attempting to sort them.
-
-F
Flag filenames by appending
/
to directories,*
to executable files,@
to symbolic links,|
to FIFOs,=
to sockets, and % to whiteouts.-
-h
List sizes from the
-l
option with units: bytes, kilobytes, etc.-
-i
List the inode for each file.
-
-k
If file sizes are being ...
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