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LS (1)

list directory contents

SYNOPSIS

    ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

    List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default). Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuSUX nor --sort.

    -a, --all

      do not hide entries starting with .

    -A, --almost-all

      do not list implied . and ..

    -b, --escape

      print octal escapes for nongraphic characters

    --block-size=SIZE

      use SIZE-byte blocks

    -B, --ignore-backups

      do not list implied entries ending with ~

    -c

      with -lt: sort by, and show, ctime (time of last modification of file status information)

      with -l: show ctime and sort by name otherwise: sort by ctime

    -C

      list entries by columns

    --color[=WHEN]

      control whether color is used to distinguish file types. WHEN may be `never', `always', or `auto'

    -d, --directory

      list directory entries instead of contents

    -D, --dired

      generate output designed for Emacs' dired mode

    -f

      do not sort, enable -aU, disable -lst

    -F, --classify

      append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries

    --format=WORD

      across -x, commas -m, horizontal -x, long -l, single-column -1, verbose -l, vertical -C

    --full-time

      list both full date and full time

    -g

      (ignored)

    -G, --no-group

      inhibit display of group information

    -h, --human-readable

      print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)

    -H, --si

      likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024

    --indicator-style=WORD append indicator with style WORD to entry names:

      none (default), classify (-F), file-type (-p)

    -i, --inode

      print index number of each file

    -I, --ignore=PATTERN

      do not list implied entries matching shell PATTERN

    -k, --kilobytes

      like --block-size=1024

    -l

      use a long listing format

    -L, --dereference

      list entries pointed to by symbolic links

    -m

      fill width with a comma separated list of entries

    -n, --numeric-uid-gid

      list numeric UIDs and GIDs instead of names

    -N, --literal

      print raw entry names (don't treat e.g. control characters specially)

    -o

      use long listing format without group info

    -p, --file-type

      append indicator (one of /=@|) to entries

    -q, --hide-control-chars

      print ? instead of non graphic characters

    --show-control-chars

      show non graphic characters as-is (default unless program is `ls' and output is a terminal)

    -Q, --quote-name

      enclose entry names in double quotes

    --quoting-style=WORD

      use quoting style WORD for entry names: literal, locale, shell, shell-always, c, escape

    -r, --reverse

      reverse order while sorting

    -R, --recursive

      list subdirectories recursively

    -s, --size

      print size of each file, in blocks

    -S

      sort by file size

    --sort=WORD

      extension -X, none -U, size -S, time -t, version -v

      status -c, time -t, atime -u, access -u, use -u

    --time=WORD

      show time as WORD instead of modification time: atime, access, use, ctime or status; use specified time as sort key if --sort=time

    -t

      sort by modification time

    -T, --tabsize=COLS

      assume tab stops at each COLS instead of 8

    -u

      with -lt: sort by, and show, access time with -l: show access time and sort by name otherwise: sort by access time

    -U

      do not sort; list entries in directory order

    -v

      sort by version

    -w, --width=COLS

      assume screen width instead of current value

    -x

      list entries by lines instead of by columns

    -X

      sort alphabetically by entry extension

    -1

      list one file per line

    --help

      display this help and exit

    --version

      output version information and exit

    By default, color is not used to distinguish types of files. That is equivalent to using --color=none. Using the --color option without the optional WHEN argument is equivalent to using --color=always. With --color=auto, color codes are output only if standard output is connected to a terminal (tty).

AUTHOR

    Written by Richard Stallman and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

    Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

    Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

    The full documentation for ls is maintained as a Texinfo manual If the info and ls programs are properly installed at your site the command

      info ls

      should give you access to the complete manual