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title: Bash ls
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---
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## Bash ls
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`ls` is a command on Unix-like operating systems to list contents of a directory, for example folder and file names.
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### Usage
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```bash
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ls [options] [file_names]
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```
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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-
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`ls Test1`
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Most used options:
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* `-a`, all files and folders, including ones that are hidden and start with a `.`
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* `-l`, List in long format
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* `-G`, enable colorized output.
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* `-s`, List File Size.
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* `-t`, Sorts the output by modification time
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* `-r`, Reverses the order while sorting
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* `-R`, displays the contents of the directory, and its subdirectories.
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### Example:
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List files in `freeCodeCamp/guide/`
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```bash
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ls ⚬ master
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md bin package.json utils
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CONTRIBUTING.md gatsby-browser.js plugins yarn.lock
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LICENSE.md gatsby-config.js src
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README.md gatsby-node.js static
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assets gatsby-ssr.js translations
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```
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#### More Information:
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* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ls)
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* [Shapeshed](https://shapeshed.com/unix-ls/) |