ls

List directory contents

Overview

The ls command is used to list files and directories. It is one of the most frequently used commands in Linux.

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

-l

Use a long listing format.

-a

Do not ignore entries starting with . (show hidden files).

-h

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

$ ls

List files in the current directory.

$ ls -l Documents

List files in the Documents directory in long format.

Change directory

Print working directory name

Copy files and directories

Move or rename files and directories

Remove files or directories

Remove empty directories

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