Updated the Usage with 'ls' instead of 'cat' and also added few more options that are useful in daily life (#21586)

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title: Bash ls
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## Bash ls
`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] [folder_path]
```
You can list the items in any directory without even entering the directory. Consider you are in a directory with folders Test1 and 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.
* `-R`, displays the contents of the directory, and its subdirectories.
### Example:
List files in `freeCodeCamp/guide/`
```bash
ls ⚬ master
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md bin package.json utils
CONTRIBUTING.md gatsby-browser.js plugins yarn.lock
LICENSE.md gatsby-config.js src
README.md gatsby-node.js static
assets gatsby-ssr.js translations
```
#### More Information:
* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ls)
* [Shapeshed](https://shapeshed.com/unix-ls/)
---
title: Bash ls
---
## Bash ls
`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.
### Example:
List files in `freeCodeCamp/guide/`
```bash
ls ⚬ master
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md bin package.json utils
CONTRIBUTING.md gatsby-browser.js plugins yarn.lock
LICENSE.md gatsby-config.js src
README.md gatsby-node.js static
assets gatsby-ssr.js translations
```
#### More Information:
* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ls)
* [Shapeshed](https://shapeshed.com/unix-ls/)