`ls` is a command on Unix-like operating systems to list contents of a directory, for example folder and file names.
### Usage
```bash
ls [options] [file_names]
```
You can list the items in any directory without even entering the directory. Consider you are in a directory with folders- Test1,Test2. You're in the parent directory you can list all files in Test1 as follows-
`ls Test1`
Most used options:
*`-a`, all files and folders, including ones that are hidden and start with a `.`
*`-l`, List in long format
*`-G`, enable colorized output.
*`-s`, List File Size.
*`-t`, Sorts the output by modification time
*`-r`, Reverses the order while sorting
*`-R`, displays the contents of the directory, and its subdirectories.