ls command is used to listing file and directories by default,it will list the content of current directory.with some parameters,we can do more using ls command.
$ls [options] [file/directory]
$ls
Sr.No |
Options |
Descriptions |
---|---|---|
01 |
-a |
list all files including hidden file starting with '.'. |
02 |
-color |
colored list. |
03 |
-d |
list directories - with '*/' |
04 |
-F |
add one char of */=>@| to entries |
05 |
-i |
list file's inode index number |
06 |
-l |
list with long format - show permissions |
07 |
-la |
list long format including hidden files |
08 |
-lh |
list long format with readable file size |
09 |
-ls |
list with long format with file size |
10 |
-r |
list in reverse order |
11 |
-R |
list recursiveively directory tree |
12 |
-s |
list file size |
13 |
-S |
sort by file size |
14 |
-t |
sort by time & date |
15 |
-X |
sort by extension name |