ls command

List (ls):

                To list the files present under the directory

ls option Description ls -a In Linux, hidden files start with . (dot) symbol and they are not visible in the regular directory. The (ls -a) command will enlist the whole list of the current directory including the hidden files. ls -l It will show the list in a long list format. ls -lh This command will show you the file sizes in human readable format. Size of the file is very difficult to read when displayed in terms of byte. The (ls -lh)command will give you the data in terms of Mb, Gb, Tb, etc. ls -lhS If you want to display your files in descending order (highest at the top) according to their size, then you can use (ls -lhS) command. ls -l - -block-size=[SIZE] It is used to display the files in a specific size format. Here, in [SIZE] you can assign size according to your requirement. ls -d */ It is used to display only sub directories. ls -g or ls -lG With this you can exclude column of group information and owner. ls -n It is used to print group ID and owner ID instead of their names. ls --color=[VALUE] This command is used to print list as colored or discolored. ls -li This command prints the index number if file in the first column. ls -p It is used to identify the directory easily by marking the directories with a slash (/) line sign. ls -r It is used to print the list in reverse order. ls -R It will display the content of the sub-directories also. ls -lX It will group the files with same extensions together in the list. ls -lt It will sort the list by displaying recently modified filed at top. ls ~ It gives the contents of home directory. ls ../ It give the contents of parent directory. ls --version It checks the version of ls command.