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ls — List directory contents. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/

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Problem

How to use the ls command: List directory contents. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/ls-invocation.html>.

Solution

ls — List directory contents. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/ls-invocation.html>.

List files one per line:

ls -1

List all files, including hidden files:

ls {{[-a|--all]}}

List files with a trailing symbol to indicate file type (directory/, symbolic_link@, executable*, ...):

ls {{[-F|--classify]}}

List all files in [l]ong format (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date):

ls {{[-la|-l --all]}}

List files in [l]ong format with size displayed using human-readable units (KiB, MiB, GiB):

ls {{[-lh|-l --human-readable]}}

List files in [l]ong format, sorted by [S]ize (descending) recursively:

ls {{[-lSR|-lS --recursive]}}

List files in [l]ong format, sorted by [t]ime the file was modified and in reverse order (oldest first):

ls {{[-ltr|-lt --reverse]}}

Only list directories:

ls {{[-d|--directory]}} */

Code Snippets

List files one per line

ls -1

List all files, including hidden files

ls {{[-a|--all]}}

List files with a trailing symbol to indicate file type (directory/, symbolic_link@, executable*, ...)

ls {{[-F|--classify]}}

List all files in [l]ong format (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date)

ls {{[-la|-l --all]}}

List files in [l]ong format with size displayed using human-readable units (KiB, MiB, GiB)

ls {{[-lh|-l --human-readable]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ls

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