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ls

List directory contents. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls.
  • List files one per line:
    ls -1
  • List all files, including hidden files:
    ls -a
  • List all files, with trailing / added to directory names:
    ls -F
  • Long format list (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date) of all files:
    ls -la
  • Long format list with size displayed using human-readable units (KiB, MiB, GiB):
    ls -lh
  • Long format list sorted by size (descending):
    ls -lS
  • Long format list of all files, sorted by modification date (oldest first):
    ls -ltr
  • Only list directories:
    ls -d */

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