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Linux Command �� ls

9 Basic �ls� Command Examples

ls -a

  • list all files or directories including hidden files or directories.
  • file begins with . dot symbol can be regarded as a hidden file

    ls -d

  • list directories only ,rather than files inside the directory

ls -h

  • listall file with human readable format on file sizes (e.g. GB ,KB etc)

ls -i

  • list all files with their innode number

ls -l

  • list all files with details

ls -S

  • list files sort by file size rather than by name

ls -t

  • list files order by date rather than name

ls -r

  • list files with a reversal order
  • for example. the deafault order is from a to z ,
  • the order will turn to be z to a using ls -r

    ls -R

  • Recursively list Sub-Directories

Notes:

You can use alias ll = 'ls -alh --color=auto'
to DIY the ls command as ll command