Red Hat Linux 6: Visual QuickPro Guide

ls

>The ls command is used to list the contents of directories. It takes this general form:

						ls [options] [directory-names]
					

If no directory names are given, it lists the files in the current directory.

Table A.3 shows some of the options that can be used with ls (note that these options are case sensitive).

Some ls Options
Option	Meaning
-a	Lists all files, including hidden files
-d	Reports only on a directory, not its contents
-f	Displays the directory contents in the current order, without attempting to sort
-l	Displays a long-format listing, which includes permissions, owner, size, and modification time
-n	Like -l, but shows group ID numbers and user ID numbers rather than names
-t	Sorts files according to when they were modified (most recent first)
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