freeCodeCamp/guide/english/bash/bash-ls/index.md

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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

cat [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.
• -R, displays the contents of the directory, and its subdirectories.

Example:

List files in freeCodeCamp/guide/

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
• Shapeshed