{"id":4604,"date":"2023-02-10T15:17:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T09:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=4604"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:17:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T09:47:23","slug":"linux-unix-command-show-directory-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/linux-unix-command-show-directory-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux \/ Unix: Command Show Directory Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Linux or Unix, you can use the <code>ls<\/code> command to show the directory listing. The <code>ls<\/code> command lists the files and directories in a specified directory. By default, it lists the contents of the current directory.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some common options that can be used with the <code>ls<\/code> command:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><code>-l<\/code>: Display the listing in a long format, showing permissions, ownership, size, date, and time of modification for each file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">ls<\/span> -l<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><code>-a<\/code>: Show hidden files and directories, which are normally hidden from view.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">ls<\/span> -a<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><code>-h<\/code>: Show file sizes in human-readable format (e.g. 1K, 234M, 2G, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">ls<\/span> -h<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><code>-R<\/code>: Show the contents of the directory recursively, including all subdirectories and their contents.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">ls<\/span> -R<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><code>-t<\/code>: Sort the listing by modification time, with the most recently modified files or directories appearing first.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">ls<\/span> -t<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can combine options to achieve different results. For example, to show a long format listing of all files, including hidden files, sorted by modification time, use the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">ls<\/span> -l -a -t<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also specify the directory you want to list by adding the path to the directory after the <code>ls<\/code> command. 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