2.9.7. Directory Contents (ls)

Linux for Programmers and Users, Section 3.14

ls

List directory contents

SYNOPSIS

ls [OPTION]… [FILE] …

-a, --all

show hidden files that begin with a period

-d, --directory

list directory entries instead of contents

-l

long listing – details described later

-F, --classify

append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries

-i, --inode

print the index (inode) number of each file

-t

sort by modification time

-1

print in one column instead of multiple

Meaning of fileds in output of ls -l