'ls' - list directory contents - Video Man Pages

The 'ls' command lists directory contents. It one of the most commonly used commands in the shell.

- List files one per line:
ls -1

- List all files, including hidden files:
ls -a

- Long format list (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date) of all files:
ls -la

- Long format list with size displayed using human-readable units (KiB, MiB, GiB):
ls -lh

- Long format, sorted by modification date (newest first):
ls -lt

- Long format, sorted by modification date, reverse the order (oldest first):
ls -ltr

- Long format list sorted by size (descending):
ls -lS

- Long format list sorted by size, reverse the order (ascending):
ls -lSr

- Only list directories:
ls -d */

- Long format, list all files, use human-readable units and group directories first:
ls -lah --group-directories-first

- A colorful alternative to 'ls' is:
eza

- It has some similar flags to 'ls':
eza -la --group-directories-first

- Add an alias to your shell config so that 'ls' runs 'eza'
alias ls='eza -la --group-directories-first'

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