Hello everyone In this Article we are going to learn how we can List Files And Directories in Linux in a very simple and easy step-by-step approach
ls command in linux
The ls command is use to list the files & directories in Linux
Before Jumping on the command we should know the syntax of the ls command
ls [Option]..[File]…
1) How to list the files & directory
To list the Files and Directories we can execute the below command.
Black color indicates that the data is a file and blue color indicates that the data is a directory.
$ ls 
2) How to list hidden Files and Directories
To list the Hidden Files & Directories then we can use ( -a ) option with ls command the hidden file in Linux is starting with ( . )
$ ls -a
3) How to list files & directories with the inode number
To list files and directories with their inode number then we can add the (– il ) option with the ls command
$ ls -il 
4 ) How to list Files & Directories with their permission
To list files and directories with their permissions then we have to add the ( –l ) option with the ls command.
$ ls -l 
5) How to view the size of Files & Directories
To list files and directories with their size then we can add an ( -h ) option with the ls command.
Where -h option is to show the size in a human-readable format
$ ls -lh
6) How to view the Content Inside the Directory
To list content inside directories then we can add the ( –R ) option with the ls command.
$ ls -R directory
7)- How to find the UserId and GroupId
To list the UID (User Id ) and GID (Group Id ) of the files and directories then we can use the ( –n ) option in ls command
$ ls -ln 
8) How to List files & directory that is recently created
To list the file and directory as recently created then we can use ( -t ) with ls command
$ ls -t
9) How to check version Of the ls command
To check what is the version of the ls command then we can execute the below command
$ ls --version
10) How to View the Most useful Options in the ls command
To know the most useful options with the ls command then we can execute the below command.
$ ls --help
Conclusion
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If you want to see the man page of ls command online then click on this link
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