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- LS
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- Purpose
- list contents of directory
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- Syntax
- ls [-alrstxzAR1] [path...]
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- Comments
- Ls provides an informative and versatile display of directories and
- files. It has several output formats. By default, the entries are
- sorted alphabetically by filename; other sortings are available as
- options. In the short (default) listing format the names of
- subdirectories are shown followed by a '\'. Path can be a drive
- specifier, a directory, or a filename.
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- Options
- -a list all files, including hidden and system files, ".", and ".."
- -l long listing format (extra information)
- -r reverse the order of sorting
- -s display size of each file in kilobytes, and total for each directory
- -t sort by time/date (latest first)
- -x sort by extension
- -z sort by size
- -A list all files except "." and ".."
- -R list subdirectories recursively
- -1 display 1 entry per line of short format
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